English noun: American persimmon | |||
1. | American persimmon (plant) medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe | ||
Synonyms | Diospyros virginiana, possumwood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | persimmon, persimmon tree | ||
Part holonym | persimmon | ||
Member meronym | Diospyros, genus Diospyros | ||