persimmons

/P ER0 S IH1 M AH0 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet, quite astringent when immature.

  2. 2

    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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