persimmon

n. type of fruit

This article refers to the edible fruit. For the British construction company, see Persimmon plc. A Persimmon is any of a number of species of trees of the genus Diospyros, and the edible fruit borne by them. The word persimmon is derived from putchamin, pasiminan, or pessamin, from Cree, an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit". Persimmons are generally light yellow-orange to dark red-orange in color, and depending on the species, vary in size from 1.5-9 cm (0.5-4 in) diameter, and may be spherical, acorn-, or pumpkin-shaped. The calyx often remains attached to the fruit after harvesting, but becomes easier to remove as it ripens. They are high in glucose, with a balanced protein profile, and possess various medicinal and chemical uses.
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n. kaki, persimmon (Botany)

(n.)
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.
  

Noun
1. any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
(synonym) persimmon tree
(hypernym) fruit tree
(hyponym) Japanese persimmon, kaki, Diospyros kaki
(member-holonym) Diospyros, genus Diospyros
2. orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
(hypernym) berry
(part-holonym) American persimmon, possumwood, Diospyros virginiana