n.
Either of two trees of the genus Diospyros in the ebony family, and their globular, edible fruits.
The native American persimmon ( D. virginiana ), a small tree with dark-red to maroon fruits that contain several large, flattened seeds, grows from the Gulf states north to central Pennsylvania and central Illinois. The Oriental persimmon ( D. kaki ), grown extensively in China and Japan, has larger, more astringent, yellow to red fruit. Good sources of vitamins A and C, persimmons are eaten fresh or stewed or cooked as jam.
American persimmon ( Diospyros virginiana ).
H.R. Hungerford