persimmon
The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially…The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.
» Tom and Mary both like persimmons.
Tom und Maria essen beide gerne Kakifrüchte.
Тому та Мері обом подобається хурма.
Meaning
2 sensesThe orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.
orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).
Persimonenbaum, Persimone, Kaki
хурма́xurmá, хурма́xurmá
хурма́xurmá, персимо́наpersymóna
Examples
20 sentencesTom and Mary both like persimmons.
Тому та Мері обом подобається хурма.
deTom und Maria essen beide gerne Kakifrüchte.
How often do you eat persimmons?
deWie oft isst du Dattelpflaumen?
Many of my neighbors have persimmon trees.
When was the last time you ate a persimmon?
When was the last time that you ate a persimmon?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Powhatan pichamins, pushemins, pasimenan (“dried fruit”), for the first element, compFrom Powhatan pichamins, pushemins, pasimenan (“dried fruit”), for the first element, compare Proto-Algonquian *paᐧʔsamwa (“dry”). The second element is from the same Proto-Algonquian root *-imin (“fruit, berry”) as Unami ximin.
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Forms
plural: persimmons| Singular | persimmon |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros:persimmon tree