Japanese persimmon

English

Noun

Japanese persimmon (plural Japanese persimmons)

A kaki or Japanese persimmon fruit, whole and halved

The tree Diospyros kaki
The red or yellow edible fruit from this tree, which somewhat resembles a tomato.

Synonyms

(Diospyros kaki): Chinese persimmon, kaki, kaki persimmon, Oriental persimmon

References

Japanese persimmon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Diospyros kaki on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Diospyros kaki on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
“persimmon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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