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persimmons

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for persimmons.

Editorial note

Maybe a big red tag attached to persimmons in the produce department warning you they can cause bezoars?

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of persimmons gathered in one view.

noun

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

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.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for persimmons.

noun

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

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.

Example sentences

1

Maybe a big red tag attached to persimmons in the produce department warning you they can cause bezoars?

2

How many walnut trees can you use in your canopy before you start shading out your persimmons?

3

Keeping in mind that you seem to want to compare arbitrary bullying to the more specific type persimmons references.

4

What you think may be common knowledge may not be as common for others (TIL about persimmons).

5

Don’t forget bezoars from unripe persimmons, or hydrazine poisoning from improperly cooked morels, or hydrogen cyanide poisoning from fruit pits.

6

Fall is wild mushrooms and sloe and monkey butt fruit and persimmons, apple, pear, etc.

7

We're (Oregon) drowning in Persimmons right now, and it also was a great apple year.

8

Maybe there could be a coordination method to only play with blades and persimmons.

9

Things like persimmons do better but need consistent pruning to avoid storm damage.

10

Quince and some persimmons are also commonly bletted before consumption...

11

I always thought of persimmons as a secret, special late-fall treat, and I had no idea how abundantly they grown until recently.

12

> Maybe a big red tag attached to persimmons in the produce department warning you they can cause bezoars?

Proper noun examples

1

Persimmons are three (four?) totally different fruits in one.

2

Persimmons also seem more rare and expensive this December than in other years and I believe a lot of those are grown in Spain.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use persimmons in a sentence?

Maybe a big red tag attached to persimmons in the produce department warning you they can cause bezoars?

What does persimmons mean?

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

What part of speech is persimmons?

persimmons is commonly used as noun.