persimmon

Synonyms:

persimmon tree

Types:

Diospyros kaki, Japanese persimmon, kaki

small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit

American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, possumwood

medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe

Diospyros lotus, date plum

an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes

Type of:

fruit tree

tree bearing edible fruit