HyperDic: possumwood

English > 1 sense of the word possumwood:
NOUNplantpossumwood, American persimmon, Diospyros virginianamedium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe
English > possumwood: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningmedium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe.
SynonymsAmerican persimmon, Diospyros virginiana
Member ofDiospyros, genus DiospyrosA genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood
Partspersimmonorange fruit resembling a plum
Broaderpersimmon, persimmon treeAny of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros

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