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possumwood

DEFINITIONS OF: possumwood

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n 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

Synonyms:
American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana
Type of:
persimmon, persimmon tree
any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
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