noun

persimmon

pur-SIM-uhn/pərˈsɪmən/

A sweet orange fruit with soft flesh when ripe.

The cut persimmon reveals soft orange flesh beneath its leafy calyx.

A whole ripe orange persimmon beside a cut-open half, showing its soft, glossy orange flesh and distinctive leafy calyx.

Etymology

Algonquian pichamins names the fruit, but its first element is uncertain. The recognizable ending -min also occurs in many Algonquian names for grains or small fruits.

In context

HowlRound Theatre Commons82:03

… she picks it up blows on it and brushes the snow up the surface snow melts and a fully ripe orange persimmon glows …

Avidya: Hot Spring Junkies in Hell at the Japanese Playwrights Project at the Segal Center—Monday 12

More examples

These persimmons need a few more days to ripen.
I blend ripe persimmon into yogurt for a sweet breakfast.
The recipe calls for two cups of mashed persimmon.

Forms

persimmon · persimmons