PERSIMMON

Meaning of PERSIMMON in English

/ pəˈsɪmən; NAmE pərˈs-/ noun

a sweet tropical fruit that looks like a large orange tomato

—see also sharon fruit

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: alteration of Algonquian pessemmins .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PERSIMMON — noun Etymology: Virginia Algonquian pessemmin Date: 1612 any of a genus ( Diospyros ) of trees of the ebony family …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PERSIMMON — Either of two trees of the genus Diospyros in the ebony family, and their globular, edible fruits. The native American …
Английский словарь Британика
PERSIMMON — pə(r)ˈsimən noun ( -s ) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Cree pasiminan dried fruit, Del pasĭmĕnan 1. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERSIMMON — (n.) An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum …
Английский словарь Webster
PERSIMMON — ( n. ) An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERSIMMON — /peuhr sim"euhn/ , n. 1. any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, esp. D. virginiana, of North America, bearing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERSIMMON — n. type of fruit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PERSIMMON — noun Etymology: Virginia Algonquian pessemmin Date: 1612 1. : any of a genus ( Diospyros ) of trees of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERSIMMON — noun an american tree (diospyros virginiana) and its fruit, found from new york southward. the fruit is like a plum …
Webster English vocab
PERSIMMON — [ pə'sɪmən ] ■ noun 1》 an edible fruit resembling a large tomato, with very sweet flesh. 2》 the tree …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PERSIMMON — [per.sim.mon] n [Virginia Algonquian pessemmin] (1612) 1: any of a genus (Diospyros) of trees of the ebony family with hard …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PERSIMMON — either of two trees of the genus Diospyros (family Ebenaceae) and their globular, edible fruits. The Oriental persimmon (D. kaki), …
Britannica English vocabulary
PERSIMMON — persimmon BrE AmE pə ˈsɪm ən pɜː- AmE \ p ə r- ▷ persimmon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PERSIMMON — per ‧ sim ‧ mon /pəˈsɪmən $ pər-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Algonquian ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PERSIMMON — n. 1 any usu. tropical evergreen tree of the genus Diospyros bearing edible tomato-like fruits. 2 the fruit of this. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PERSIMMON — n. 1 any usu. tropical evergreen tree of the genus Diospyros bearing edible tomato-like fruits. 2 the fruit of this. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PERSIMMON — n.1 any usu. tropical evergreen tree of the genus Diospyros bearing edible tomato-like fruits. 2 the fruit of this. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
PERSIMMON — ( persimmons) A persimmon is a soft, orange fruit that looks rather like a large tomato. Persimmons grow on trees …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERSIMMON — (~s) A ~ is a soft, orange fruit that looks rather like a large tomato. Persimmons grow on trees in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PERSIMMON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Electric rainbows of mystery - scarlet, persimmon and purple; violet, peacock, saffron and jade. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PERSIMMON — [noun] [C] - a very sweet orange-coloured tropical fruit which is edible when it is completely ripe
Cambridge English vocab
PERSIMMON — n. Either of two trees of the genus Diospyros in the ebony family, and their globular, edible fruits. The native …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PERSIMMON — сущ.; бот. хурма (ботаника) хурма (Diospyros gen.) persimmon бот. хурма
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PERSIMMON — Хурма
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PERSIMMON — persimmon.ogg pə|ʹsımən,pɜ:ʹsımən- n бот. хурма ( Diospyros gen. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PERSIMMON — хурма
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PERSIMMON — сущ.; бот.хурма
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PERSIMMON — хурма (Diospyros); хурма виргинская (Diospyros virginiana) - Indian ebony persimmon - Japanese persimmon - kaki persimmon - Oriental persimmon
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PERSIMMON — хурма ( Diospyros ) ; хурма виргинская ( Diospyros virginiana ) - Indian ebony persimmon - Japanese persimmon - kaki …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PERSIMMON — сущ.; бот. хурма (ботаника) хурма (Diospyros gen.) persimmon бот. хурма
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PERSIMMON — n. Pronunciation: p ə r- ' si-m ə n Function: noun Etymology: Virginia Algonquian pessemmin Date: 1612 1 : any …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PERSIMMON — (n) хурма
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PERSIMMON — n бот. хурма ( Diospyros gen. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PERSIMMON — n бот. хурма ( Diospyros gen. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PERSIMMON — n. хурма [бот.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PERSIMMON — n. хурма [бот.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PERSIMMON — сущ. ; бот. хурма
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PERSIMMON — сущ.; бот. хурма
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PERSIMMON — _n. _бот. хурма
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PERSIMMON — n. бот. хурма
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PERSIMMON — _n. _бот. хурма
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PERSIMMON — хурма
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PERSIMMON — хурма
Англо-Русский словарь

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