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Definition of Diospyros lotus
1. Noun. An Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diospyros Lotus
Literary usage of Diospyros lotus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"As a stock, Diospyros lotus is adapted to the drier parts of the West, where D.
virginiana does not succeed. ..."
2. Forest Flora of Japan: Notes on the Forest Flora of Japan by Charles Sprague Sargent (1894)
"The fruit is small and of an inferior quality. Diospyros lotus may be expected
to endure the climate of our northern states. ..."
3. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"The only hardy species cultivated to much extent in Europe or America, are the
European lotus, (Diospyros lotus,) and the Virginian date plum, ..."
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