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Definition of persimmon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

persimmon

noun
 
/pəˈsɪmən/
 
/pərˈsɪmən/
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  1. a sweet fruit that looks like a large orange tomato see also sharon fruitTopics Foodc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: alteration of Algonquian pessemmins.
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