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• Worse was the overgrown persimmon tree outside the window of my old room.2002, Carole Lawrence, Looking for Mary Gabriel, page 139. From the entry overred
• "He's a huckleberry above a persimmon, for sure," Katherine said, following her gaze.2001, Cynthia Sterling, A Husband by Law, page 48. From the entry huckleberry above a persimmon
• Anthony Abercrombie (AL) described how persimmons were harvested: 'One day I went to dem same woods to get some 'simmons.2009 May 20 [????], Herbert C. Covey, Dwight Eisnach, What the Slaves Ate: Recollections of African American Foods and Foodways from the…. From the entry 'simmon
• "Persimmons, 'simmons, high up in the tree.2004 September 1, Coleen Salley, Why Epossumondas Has No Hair on His Tail, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN. From the entry 'simmon
• Don’t overlook the cans of persimmon punch and pine-nut porridge.1986 October 30, Ellen Melinkoff, “EXOTIC: Ethnic Shops for Adventurous Cooks”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry pine-nut porridge
• At the first symptoms of trouble, we'll be down upon 'em like a passel of 'possums on a couple of persimmons.1908, Alfred Henry Lewis, Wolfville Folks, Macauley, page 140. From the entry passel
• They make accessories that resemble popular snacks such as arare rice crackers and kaki-no-tane rice snacks, which are shaped like persimmon seeds.2014 January 24, Midori Yamamura, “Styles good enough to eat: Designers launch brands for tasteful wearable treats”, in The Japan News…. From the entry arare
• He again denied this, but stated that he did eat a great many "possum apples," which is the regional name for persimmons.1942, Stanton A. Rachlin, “Intragastric Benign Tumor Associated with Penetrating Ulcer of the Lesser Curvature”, in The Medical Bulletin…. From the entry possum apple
• Every official in Morocco from the Sultan down is for sale, and it is a case where the longest pole knocks the persimmon.1905, The Rosary Magazine, volume 26, page 517. From the entry the longest pole knocks the persimmon
• After we had obtained the information that this foreign body was secondarily due to persimmons, we again questioned the patient in reference to the eating of this fruit.1942, Stanton A. Rachlin, “Intragastric Benign Tumor Associated with Penetrating Ulcer of the Lesser Curvature”, in The Medical Bulletin…. From the entry possum apple
• Nothing but blackjacks for miles around it, but on that section, because of the water, I suppose, there were elms and persimmons and cottonwoods and even a grove of pecans.1930, Edna Ferber, Cimarron, page 23. From the entry blackjack

Meaning of persimmon

1. noun 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.
2. noun 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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How do you use persimmon in a sentence?

Persimmon is used as a noun. For example: “I warned them not to eat the persimmons until they were soft to the touch.”

What is a short sentence with persimmon?

“"Persimmons, 'simmons, high up in the tree.”

What does persimmon mean?

Persimmon means 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.