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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe;
[syn: American persimmon, possumwood, Diospyros virginiana]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but contains a few large seeds. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Diospyros virginiana n 1: medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe [syn: American persimmon, possumwood, Diospyros virginiana]