transcription, транскрипция: [ pər-ˈsi-mən ]
noun
Etymology: Virginia Algonquian pessemmin
Date: 1612
1. : any of a genus ( Diospyros ) of trees of the ebony family with hard fine wood, oblong leaves, and small bell-shaped flowers ; especially : an eastern United States tree ( D. virginiana ) or a Japanese tree ( D. kaki )
2. : the usually orange several-seeded globular berry of a persimmon that is edible when fully ripe but usually extremely astringent when unripe