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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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Persimmon

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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