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persimon

persimon is the obsolete spelling 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).

Forms of persimon

pluralpersimons

Questions about persimon

What is persimon the obsolete spelling of?
Persimon is the obsolete spelling of persimmon.

Words near persimon in the dictionary

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

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