persimmon Definition
☆ per·sim·mon (pər sim′ən)
noun
- any of a genus (Diospyros) of trees of the ebony family with white, cup-shaped flowers, hard wood, and yellow or orange-red, plumlike fruit
- the fruit, sour and astringent when green, but sweet and edible when thoroughly ripe
Etymology: Virginia Algonquian pessemins, etc.
persimmon Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
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