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Webster 1913 Edition

Persimmon

Per-sim′mon

,
Noun.
[Virginia Indian.]
(Bot.)
An American tree (
Diospyros Virginiana
) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious.
Japanese persimmon
,
Diospyros Kaki
and its red or yellow edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but contains a few large seeds.

Webster 1828 Edition

Persimmon

PERSIM'MON

,
Noun.
A tree and its fruit, a species of Diospyros, a native of the states south of New York. The fruit is like a plum, and when not ripe, very astringent.

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