- persimmon
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Persimmon — bezeichnet: eine Baufirma, siehe Persimmon plc eine Frucht, siehe Kaki Name eines Rennpferdes, siehe Persimmon (Pferd) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichne … Deutsch Wikipedia
Persimmon — Per*sim mon, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.) An American tree ({Diospyros Virginiana}) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
persimmon — ● persimmon nom masculin Arbre d Amérique centrale (ébénacée) dont le bois, très résistant, est employé dans la fabrication des navettes à tisser et des clubs de golf … Encyclopédie Universelle
persimmon — 1610s, from Powhatan (Algonquian) pasimenan fruit dried artificially, from pasimeneu he dries fruit, containing proto Algonquian */ min / fruit, berry … Etymology dictionary
persimmon — ► NOUN ▪ an edible fruit resembling a large tomato, with very sweet flesh. ORIGIN Algonquian … English terms dictionary
persimmon — ☆ persimmon [pər sim′ən ] n. [Virginia Algonquian pessemins, etc.] 1. any of a genus (Diospyros) of trees of the ebony family with white, cup shaped flowers, hard wood, and yellow or orange red, plumlike fruit 2. the fruit, sour and astringent… … English World dictionary
Persimmon — This article is about the edible fruit. For other uses, see Persimmon (disambiguation). Persimmon American persimmon flower Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
persimmon — /peuhr sim euhn/, n. 1. any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, esp. D. virginiana, of North America, bearing astringent, plumlike fruit that is sweet and edible when ripe, and D. kaki, of Japan and China, bearing soft, red or orange fruit.… … Universalium
persimmon — UK [pə(r)ˈsɪmən] / US [pərˈsɪmən] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms persimmon : singular persimmon plural persimmons a soft sweet fruit that looks like a large orange coloured tomato and grows on a persimmon tree … English dictionary
Persimmon — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Persimmon plc, une entreprise de construction britannique. Persimmon est le mot anglais pour le fruit kaki qui pousse sur le plaqueminier. Catégorie :… … Wikipédia en Français
persimmon — virgininis juodmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Juodmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, medieninis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Diospyros virginiana), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Diospyros mosieri; Diospyros… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
