Definition of American persimmon

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Diospyros Virginiana, Possumwood
Terms within: Persimmon
Group relationships: Diospyros, Genus Diospyros
Generic synonyms: Persimmon, Persimmon Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Persimmon

American mistletoe
American mountain ash
American night heron
American oil palm
American olive
American option
American options
American organ
American oriole
American painted lady
American painted ladys
American parasol
American parsley fern
American pasqueflower
American pennyroyal
American persimmon (current term)
American pit bull terrier
American plaice
American plan
American plane
American pulsatilla
American quaking aspen
American raspberry
American rattlebox
American red elder
American red plum
American red squirrel
American redstart
American robin
American robins

Literary usage of American persimmon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"I have raised vast numbers of seedlings of the Japanese persimmon and have attempted to produce new varieties by crossing this with the American persimmon; ..."

2. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"I have raised vast numbers of seedlings of the Japanese persimmon and have attempted to produce new varieties by crossing this with the American persimmon; ..."

3. How Plants are Trained to Work for Man by Luther Burbank (1921)
"I have raised vast numbers of seedlings of the Japanese persimmon and have attempted to produce new varieties by crossing this with the American persimmon; ..."

4. The Propagation of Plants: Giving the Principles which Govern the by Andrew Samuel Fuller (1887)
"The Date Plum of Europe, and the many cultivated varieties of the Kaki, or Japan Persimmon (D. Kaki), when grown on the American persimmon, thrive equally ..."

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