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DIOSPYROS LOTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Diospyros lotus mean?
• DIOSPYROS LOTUS (noun)
The noun DIOSPYROS LOTUS has 1 sense:
1. an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes
Familiarity information: DIOSPYROS LOTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
date plum; Diospyros lotus
Hypernyms ("Diospyros lotus" is a kind of...):
persimmon; persimmon tree (any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros)
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