資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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 frost, when it becomes palatable and
nutritious.
{Japanese persimmon}, {Diospyros Kaki} and its red or yellow
edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but
contains a few large seeds.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Diospyros kaki
n : small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange
edible astringent fruit [syn: {Japanese persimmon}, {kaki}]