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Definition of persimmon
1 : any of a genus (Diospyros) of trees of the ebony family with hard fine wood, oblong leaves, and small bell-shaped flowers; especially : an eastern U.S. tree (D. virginiana) or a Japanese tree (D. kaki)
2 : the usually orange several-seeded globular berry of a persimmon that is edible when fully ripe but usually extremely astringent when unripe
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Recent Examples of persimmon from the Web
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Local favorites include apfelwein, akin to dry French cider; Gin Sieben, a Frankfurt-style gin infused with seven specific herbs, including borage and sorrel; and mispelchen, a brandy made with medlar, a persimmon-like fruit.
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An average biscuit either would have been overwhelmed by the persimmon sauce or too hard to enjoy, but the ABC biscuit retained its shape while still staying light and flaky.
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The cookbooks provide a great insight into our use of regional foods such as rhubarb, persimmons, and corn.
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Be sure to include flowering trees, such as native magnolias, hollies, American fringe tree, redbud, black cherry and American persimmon.
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The paths pass beaches and waterfalls, rice paddies, garlic farms, persimmon orchards and pagodas.
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At the firm, Tracey acted out her old self: Tracey Davis, avid hiker and quirky eater of mid-morning persimmons.
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At Vicia, Michael and Tara Gallina call a wood supplier named Scott Lowry, who delivers Missouri oak, persimmon, and cherrywood.
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Chosen were black walnuts, five different oak varieties, persimmon and pecan trees, which are native to Southern Indiana.
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Origin and Etymology of persimmon
Virginia Algonquian pessemmin
PERSIMMON Defined for English Language Learners
persimmon
playDefinition of persimmon for English Language Learners
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: a small, round, orange fruit
PERSIMMON Defined for Kids
persimmon
playDefinition of persimmon for Students
: an orange roundish sweet fruit that grows on a tree of the southeastern United States and Asia and may be very sour when unripe
Medical Dictionary
persimmon
playMedical Definition of persimmon
1: any tree or shrub of the genus Diospyros; especially : one (D. virginiana) of the eastern United States whose bark has been used as an astringent
2: the usually orange globular berry of a persimmon that is edible when fully ripe but usually extremely astringent when unripe
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