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 | ||