Diospyros

Di·os·py·ros

noun \dī-ˈäs-pə-ˌrōs\

Definition of DIOSPYROS

: a genus of trees and shrubs of the ebony family (Ebenaceae) with hard fine wood, oblong leaves, and small bell-shaped flowers that includes an American persimmon (D. virginiana) whose bark has been used as an astringent