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PERSIMMON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does persimmon mean?
• PERSIMMON (noun)
The noun PERSIMMON has 2 senses:
1. any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
2. orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
Familiarity information: PERSIMMON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
persimmon; persimmon tree
Hypernyms ("persimmon" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "persimmon"):
Diospyros kaki; Japanese persimmon; kaki (small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit)
American persimmon; Diospyros virginiana; possumwood (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)
date plum; Diospyros lotus (an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes)
Holonyms ("persimmon" is a member of...):
Diospyros; genus Diospyros (a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("persimmon" is a kind of...):
berry (any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves)
Holonyms ("persimmon" is a part of...):
Diospyros kaki; Japanese persimmon; kaki (small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit)
American persimmon; Diospyros virginiana; possumwood (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)
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