Definition of "persimmon"

persimmon

/pɜːˈsɪmən/

noun
plural persimmons
1. A type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet, quite astringent when immature.
  Quotations
  I warned them not to eat the persimmons until they were soft to the touch.
  1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 94
2. The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).