'Persimmon' definitions:
Definition of 'persimmon'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros [syn: persimmon, persimmon tree]
noun
Orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
Definition of 'Persimmon'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]