1. 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
   "American persimmon trees dot the autumn landscape with their bright orange fruits";
   - possumwood, Diospyros virginiana

Type of: persimmon, persimmon tree

Part of: Diospyros, genus Diospyros

Encyclopedia: American persimmon