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persimmon

per·sim·mon [ pər símmən ] (plural per·sim·mons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tropical fruit: a juicy smooth-skinned orange-red fruit that is sweet only when fully ripe

2. tree bearing persimmons: a tree that has hard wood and bears persimmons. Native to: Asia, Europe, eastern North America.  Genus Diospyros.

[Early 17th century. Alteration of Virginia Algonquian pessemmins]
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