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What is a persimmon?

What is a persimmon? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet, quite astringent when immature.
  2. The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).
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I could not help feeling superior as I surveyed the poor schmucks partaking of such costly fare while sipping their persimmon margaritas.
Sitting by our persimmon tree last fall I watched a robin stretch out to peck off a piece of the bright, ripe fruit.
Indeed, it was only last week that I noticed the change of colour in the leaves of the persimmon tree in our front yard.
The produce includes strawberries, beans, avocado, persimmon, kiwifruit, oranges and other citrus fruit as well as flowers and plants.
Early one morning, I entered my kitchen and found a persimmon and an apple partly gnawed.
Add a juicy burst of persimmon and you have an oasis, a place to abandon the everyday.

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