Hypertext Webster Gateway: "persimmon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
persimmon
n 1: any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros [syn: {persimmon
tree}]
2: orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
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