PERSIMMON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does persimmon mean? 

• PERSIMMON (noun)
  The noun PERSIMMON has 2 senses:

1. any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros

2. orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe

  Familiarity information: PERSIMMON used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERSIMMON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

persimmon; persimmon tree

Hypernyms ("persimmon" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "persimmon"):

Diospyros kaki; Japanese persimmon; kaki (small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit)

American persimmon; Diospyros virginiana; possumwood (medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe)

date plum; Diospyros lotus (an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes)

Holonyms ("persimmon" is a member of...):

Diospyros; genus Diospyros (a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("persimmon" is a kind of...):

berry (any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves)

Holonyms ("persimmon" is a part of...):

Diospyros kaki; Japanese persimmon; kaki (small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit)

American persimmon; Diospyros virginiana; possumwood (medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe)