persimmon

noun

1. A sweet, orange-red fruit with smooth skin and soft flesh when ripe, often eaten fresh or dried.

   B1

   countable

   • "She picked a ripe persimmon from the tree."A2
   • "Unripe persimmons taste astringent, so it is best to wait until they are completely soft."C1

2. The tree that produces this fruit, grown in warm climates for its fruit and sometimes its hard, dark wood.

   B2

   countable

   • "The persimmon in our garden loses its leaves in autumn, leaving the bright fruit hanging on bare branches."B2

3. A deep orange or reddish-orange colour like that of the ripe fruit.

   C2

   uncountable

   • "The sunset turned the sky a glowing shade of persimmon."