per·sim·mon — /pɚˈsımən/ noun, pl mons [count] : a small, round, orange fruit … Useful english dictionary
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
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
persimmon — per·sim·mon … English syllables
persimmon — per·sim·mon pər sim ən n 1) any tree or shrub of the genus Diospyros esp one (D. virginiana) of the eastern U.S. whose bark has been used as an astringent 2) the usu. orange globular berry of a persimmon that is edible when fully ripe but usu.… … Medical dictionary
persimmon — per|sim|mon [pəˈsımən US pər ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Algonquian; Origin: pessemmins] a soft orange coloured fruit that grows in hot countries … Dictionary of contemporary English
persimmon — per|sim|mon [ pər sımən ] noun count or uncount a soft sweet fruit that looks like a large orange colored tomato and grows on a persimmon tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
persimmon — per•sim•mon [[t]pərˈsɪm ən[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, of the ebony family, bearing showy white flowers and a large, plumlike orange fruit that is edible and sweet when very ripe and soft 2) pln the fruit itself •… … From formal English to slang
Diospyros Kaki — Persimmon Per*sim mon, n. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English