persimmon
noun (plural persimmons)
Everyday
A sweet orange fruit that grows on a tree in warm lands. An unripe persimmon is very hard and bitter. tree →
In the lessons
in a tale a monkey holds up a persimmon seed; the fruit is hard as stone when it is unripe
Examples
- The persimmon is orange when it is ripe. tree →
- Do not bite an unripe persimmon; it is as hard as stone. tree →
- We picked three persimmons from the tree. tree →
Note
a persimmon counts as one fruit like any other; nothing for maths beyond counting fruit.
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