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    DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    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 ripeplay

    Synonyms:

    American persimmon; Diospyros virginiana; possumwood

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Diospyros virginiana" is a kind of...):

    persimmon; persimmon tree (any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros)

    Meronyms (parts of "Diospyros virginiana"):

    persimmon (orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe)

    Holonyms ("Diospyros virginiana" is a member of...):

    Diospyros; genus Diospyros (a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood)

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