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Diospyros Virginiana (gcide) | Persimmon \Per*sim"mon\, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.)
An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit,
found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in
appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has
been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and
nutritious.
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Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow
edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but
contains a few large seeds.
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diospyros virginiana (wn) | Diospyros virginiana
n 1: medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and
eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very
astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe [syn:
American persimmon, possumwood, Diospyros virginiana] |
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Diospyros Virginiana (gcide) | Persimmon \Per*sim"mon\, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.)
An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit,
found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in
appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has
been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and
nutritious.
[1913 Webster]
Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow
edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but
contains a few large seeds.
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