Persimmon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  persimmon
       n 1: any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros [syn: {persimmon
            tree}]
       2: orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe