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persimmon: see ebony ebony, common name for members of the Ebenaceae, a family of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warmer climates and in the tropics. The principal genus, Diospyros, includes both ebony and persimmon trees. ..... Click the link for more information. . persimmonEither of two trees of the genus Diospyros in the ebony family, and their globular, edible fruits. The native American persimmon (D. virginiana), a small tree with dark-red to maroon fruits that contain several large, flattened seeds, grows from the Gulf states north to central Pennsylvania and central Illinois. The Oriental persimmon (D. kaki), grown extensively in China and Japan, has larger, more astringent, yellow to red fruit. Good sources of vitamins A and C, persimmons are eaten fresh or stewed or cooked as jam. |
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There's the medium-size, richly flavored Black Krim from the Russian Black Sea area, the meaty, glowing orange Sweet Persimmon and the lobed, deep-red Italian Costoluto. Palestinians can't sell their goods without an Israeli interlocutor," she explained, citing as an example persimmons, which are picked in Gaza, packed within Israel proper with Hebrew packaging, then sold in the occupied territories. For the Low-maintenance landscape: Fruit/Nut Trees: Pawpaws American Persimmons, Hazelnuts, Beechnuts, Redbud |
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