noun (n)

• any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros(noun.plant)

  Synonym:
  persimmon tree
  

  source: wordnet30
• orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe(noun.food)

  source: wordnet30
• An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious.(noun)

  source: webster1913