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persimmon Definition


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persimmon
noun
    1. Any of various tall trees, native to warm temperate regions, widely cultivated for their hard wood and edible fruits.
    2. The plum-like fruit of any of these trees. Also called date plum.
Etymology: 17c: from an Algonquian language.



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