Search Result for "japanese persimmon":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit;
[syn: Japanese persimmon, kaki, Diospyros kaki]


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):

Japanese persimmon n 1: small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit [syn: Japanese persimmon, kaki, Diospyros kaki]