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per·sim·mon
\pə(r)ˈsimən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Cree pasiminan dried fruit, Del pasĭmĕnan
1. : a tree or shrub of the genus Diospyros: as
a. : a medium-sized tree (D. virginiana) of the southern and eastern United States with hard fine-grained wood, oblong leaves, and greenish yellow or greenish white bell-shaped flowers followed by a pale orange to reddish orange several-seeded berry that is edible when fully ripe but usually extremely astringent when unripe
b. : japanese persimmon
2. : the fruit of a persimmon
3.
a. : a variable color averaging a moderate reddish orange that is yellower and duller than crab apple or flamingo
b. : a strong brown that is redder and deeper than average russet and redder and duller than rust |