Japanese persimmon

English

Noun

Japanese persimmon (plural Japanese persimmons)

A kaki or Japanese persimmon fruit, whole and halved

1. The tree Diospyros kaki
2. The red or yellow edible fruit from this tree, which somewhat resembles a tomato.

Synonyms

• (Diospyros kaki): Chinese persimmon, kaki, kaki persimmon, Oriental persimmon

References

• Japanese persimmon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Diospyros kaki on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Diospyros kaki on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “persimmon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.