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American persimmon

noun
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.  Synonyms: Diospyros virginiana, possumwood.





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"American persimmon" Quotes from Famous Books



... interior like honey, and it contains several seeds. The tree is wide-spreading but not very tall. The leaves are small and almost round. D. kaki is the Chinese or Japanese persimmon; D. virginiana is the American persimmon. From other species is obtained the valuable ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVI, 1609 • H.E. Blair


Words linked to "American persimmon" :   persimmon tree, Diospyros virginiana, possumwood, genus Diospyros, Diospyros, persimmon


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