persimmon
persimmon Lexical Profile
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• noun
An edible fruit that typically resembles a large, smooth tomato, known for its sweet, honey-like flavor when fully ripe and its highly astringent taste when unripe.
"She baked a delicious spiced cake using the pulp of very soft, ripe persimmons."
Any of various trees of the genus Diospyros, native to Asia and the Americas, cultivated for their hard wood and sweet, orange fruit.
"The Japanese persimmon in their backyard lost all its leaves in autumn, leaving bright orange globes clinging to the bare branches."
A vibrant, yellowish-orange to deep orange-red color resembling the skin of the ripe fruit.
"The interior designer painted the accent wall a warm persimmon to brighten up the dining room."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into English in the early 17th century from the Powhatan (Algonquian) word 'pichamins' or 'pasimenan', literally meaning 'dried fruit' or 'artificially dried'.