persimmon
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ən noun
1.
any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, especially D. virginiana, of North America, bearing astringent, plumlike fruit that is sweet and edible when ripe, and D. kaki, of Japan and China, bearing soft, red or orange fruit.
2.
the fruit itself.
Origin:
1605–15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) pessemmins, pichamins, pushemins, putchamins (unidentified initial element + reflex of Proto-Algonquian *-min- fruit, berry)
1605–15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) pessemmins, pichamins, pushemins, putchamins (unidentified initial element + reflex of Proto-Algonquian *-min- fruit, berry)
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| —n | |
| 1. | any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, typically having hard wood and large orange-red fruit: family Ebenaceae |
| 2. | the sweet fruit of any of these trees, which is edible when completely ripe |
| [C17: of Algonquian origin; related to Delaware pasĭmĕnan dried fruit] | |
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Word Origin & History
persimmon
1612, from Powhatan (Algonquian) pasimenan "fruit dried artificially," from pasimeneu "he dries fruit," containing proto-Algonquian */-min-/ "fruit, berry."
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Example sentences
It opens with some apple and persimmon, but those drop off quickly, leaving behind yeast and malt as the dominant flavors.
Tea can also be made from fresh or dried persimmon leaves.
And be sure to know which type of persimmon you're buying before you chow down.
There are weeks when the show announcements are about as flimsy as a wet persimmon.
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