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1. (n.) persimmon
any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, of the ebony family, bearing showy white flowers and a large, plumlike orange fruit that is edible and sweet when very ripe and soft.
2. persimmon
the fruit itself.
Etymology: (1612 (John Smith); < Virginia Algonquian (E sp.) pessemmins, pichamins, pushemins, putchamins (unidentified initial element + reflex of Proto-Algonquian *-min- fruit, berry))
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1. (noun) persimmon, persimmon tree
any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
2. (noun) persimmon
orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
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1. (noun) persimmon
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
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