American persimmon

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American persimmon - 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

Diospyros virginiana, possumwood

persimmon - orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe

Diospyros, genus Diospyros - a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood

persimmon, persimmon tree - any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros

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Diospyros Diospyros virginiana genus Diospyros persimmon persimmon tree possumwood			South American persimmon fruit production matures at different seasons than persimmons, ripening period in America, so that many grocery stores can stock this delicious tasty fruit year round. History of Persimmons, 'Diospyros Kaki L.' by Pat Malcolm / Home improvement and landscaping community			American lime American lion American liquorice American lobster American lotus American magpie American maidenhair fern American marten American mastodon American mastodont American merganser American mink American mistletoe American mountain ash American National Standards Institute American nutmeg American oil palm American olive American organ American oriole American parasol American parsley fern American Party American pasqueflower American pennyroyal American persimmon American pit bull terrier American pitcher plants American plaice American plan American plane American Protective Association American pulsatilla American quaking aspen American raspberry American rattlebox American red elder American red plum American red squirrel American redstart American Revised Version American Revolution American Revolutionary leader American Revolutionary War American robin American rock brake American sable American saddle horse American Samoa American shrew mole American Sign Language			American pasque flower American pasqueflower American Passport & Visa International American Pastured Poultry Producers Association American Patients for Universal Health Care American Patriot Friends Network American Patriot Party American Patriots For True Equality American Patriots Motorcycle Group American Patriots Rudimental Drummers Club American Payment Systems, Inc. American Payroll Association American Peanut Council American Peanut Research and Education Society American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record American Pediatric Heart Fund American Pediatric Surgical Association American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association American Penguins Association American pennyroyal American pennyroyal American pennyroyal oil American pennyroyals American pennyroyals American pennyroyals American Peony Society American Peptide Society American persimmon American Personal Chef Association American Personal Chef Institute American Personal Communications, Inc. American Personal Watercraft Rental Association American Personnel and Guidance Association American Pet Products Association American Pet Products Manufacturers Association American Petroleum Institute American Petroleum Institute Quality Registrar American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice American Pharmaceutical Association American Pharmaceutical Association-Academy of Students of Pharmacy American Pharmaceutical Group American Pharmacists Association American Pheasant and Waterfowl Society American Philatelic Association American Philatelic Congress American Philatelic Foundation American Philatelic Society American Philatelic Society Expertising Service American Philological Association American Philosophical Association American Philosophical Counseling Association American Philosophical Society American Philosophical Society

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