per|sim|mon

per|sim|mon
per|sim|mon «puhr SIHM uhn», noun.
1. a North American tree with a yellowish-orange, plumlike fruit containing one to ten seeds. A Japanese and Chinese species bears a large red fruit.
2. the fruit of the North American tree, very bitter when green, but sweet and good to eat when very ripe.
[American English < Algonkian (Powhatan) pasimenan fruit dried artificially < pasimeneu he dried fruit]

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  • mon — mon·a·can·thi·dae; mon·a·cha; mon·a·chal; mon·a·chism; mon·a·chist; mon·act; mon·ac·ti·nel·li·da; mon·a·del·phous; mon·a·di·na; mon·a·ghan; mon·a·ker; mon·an·day; mon·ap·sal; mon·arch·ess; mon·ar·chism; mon·arch·ize; mon·ar·chy; mon·ar·del·la;… …   English syllables

  • sim — al·ge·sim·e·ter; as·sim·i·la·bil·i·ty; as·sim·i·la·ble; as·sim·i·la·tion; as·sim·i·la·tion·ist; as·sim·i·la·tive; as·sim·i·la·tor; as·sim·i·la·to·ry; as·sim·i·nea; den·sim·e·ter; dis·sim·i·late; dis·sim·i·la·tion; dis·sim·i·la·to·ry;… …   English syllables

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