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persimmons

persimmons is the plural of persimmon.

Meaning of persimmon

Noun

persimmon (plural persimmons)

  1. The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.
    • I warned them not to eat the persimmons until they were soft to the touch.1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 94
  2. The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

Phrases with persimmons

Questions about persimmons

What is persimmons the plural of?
Persimmons is the plural of persimmon.

Words near persimmons in the dictionary

  1. persillade
  2. persillades
  3. persimmon
  4. persimmon-plum
  5. persimmon-plums
  6. persimmons
  7. persimon
  8. persimons
  9. persin
  10. persing
  11. Persinger

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