persimmon
- Noun. A type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet, quite astringent when immature.
- Noun. The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: ''Diospyros kaki'' (Asian) or ''Diospyros virginiana (North American).
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