persimmon

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ldoce_255_aper·sim·mon /pəˈsɪmən $ pər-/ noun [countable]   HBPDFFa soft orange-coloured fruit that grows in hot countries 柿，柿子 →5  See picture of PERSIMMON 柿子

Examples from the Corpus

persimmon• I think this is one reason many people remain unaware of how delicious persimmons can be.• To bite into the bitter, tannin-filled persimmon is a traumatizing experience.• Remove pits from persimmons, then scrape pulp free from skins with teaspoon.• From here they look to me like persimmons.• Electric rainbows of mystery - scarlet, persimmon and purple; violet, peacock, saffron and jade.• Sneaking into the courtyard, the toad climbed the tallest persimmon tree in the garden.• He stared out with that persimmon eye of his.• It also offers perimeter weighting, greater face thickness than any steel driver and feel and sound comparable with persimmon.Origin persimmon (1600-1700) Algonquian pessemmins

per·sim·mon nounChineseSyllable  

a Corpus grows orange-coloured that soft in fruit

persimmon
per‧sim‧mon /pəˈsɪmən $ pər-/ noun [countable]a soft orange-coloured fruit that grows in hot countries

per·sim·monBrE /pəˈsɪmən/ 🔊NAmE /pərˈsɪmən/ 🔊 noun

a sweet fruit that looks like a large orange tomato 柿子