'Japanese persimmon' definitions:
Definition of 'Japanese persimmon'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit [syn: Japanese persimmon, kaki, Diospyros kaki]
Definition of 'Japanese persimmon'
From: GCIDE
- Persimmon \Per*sim"mon\, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.) An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious. [1913 Webster]
- Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but contains a few large seeds. [1913 Webster]