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Definition of Persimmon

Persimmon
Persimmon Per*sim"mon, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.) An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious. Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but contains a few large seeds.

Meaning of Persimmon from wikipedia

- The persimmon (/pərˈsɪmən/) is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the kaki...
- A persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. Persimmon may also refer to: Persimmon (color), a shade of orange...
- Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, ****anese persimmon or kaki persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros...
- Persimmon plc is a British housebuilding company, headquartered in York, England. The company is named after a horse which won the 1896 Derby and St....
- Persimmon Branch is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Big Lake Cr****. Persimmon Branch was so named on account...
- Diospyros virginiana is a persimmon species commonly called the American persimmon, common persimmon, eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, possum apples...
- Dried persimmon is a type of traditional dried fruit snack in East Asia. Known as shìbǐng (柿餅) in Chinese, hoshigaki (干し柿) in ****anese, gotgam (곶감) in...
- Black persimmon can refer to two dark-fruited species of the persimmon and ebony genus Diospyros: Diospyros nigra (Black sapote) from Central America Diospyros...
- as velvet apple, velvet persimmon, kamagong, or mabolo tree, is a tree of the genus Diospyros of ebony trees and persimmons. It produces edible fruit...
- Diospyros nigra, the black sapote, is a species of persimmon. Common names include chocolate pudding fruit, black soapapple and (in Spanish) zapote prieto...