persimmon
English Thesaurus
1. orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | berry, |
| definition | : | any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves (noun.food) |
| part meronym | : | american persimmon, diospyros virginiana, possumwood, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
2. any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | fruit tree, |
| definition | : | tree bearing edible fruit (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | american persimmon, diospyros virginiana, possumwood, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | date plum, diospyros lotus, |
| definition | : | an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | diospyros, genus diospyros, |
| definition | : | a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood (noun.plant) |
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