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Noun: Japanese persimmon  ,ja-pu'neez pur'si-mun
  1. Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
    "The Japanese persimmon fruits needed to fully ripen before becoming sweet";
    - kaki, Diospyros kaki

Derived forms: Japanese persimmons

Type of: persimmon, persimmon tree

Part of: Diospyros, genus Diospyros

Encyclopedia: Japanese persimmon