English noun: persimmon |
1. | persimmon (plant) any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros |
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| Synonyms | persimmon tree |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fruit tree |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | American persimmon, date plum, Diospyros kaki, Diospyros lotus, Diospyros virginiana, Japanese persimmon, kaki, possumwood |
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| Member meronym | Diospyros, genus Diospyros |
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2. | persimmon (food) orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe |
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| Broader (hypernym) | berry |
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| Part meronym | American persimmon, Diospyros kaki, Diospyros virginiana, Japanese persimmon, kaki, possumwood |
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