PERSIMMON


Meaning of PERSIMMON in English

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

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