- persimmon, persimmon tree - any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
--1 is a kind of fruit tree
--1 is a member of Diospyros, genus Diospyros
--1 has particulars:Japanese persimmon, kaki, Diospyros kaki; American persimmon, possumwood, Diospyros virginiana; date plum, Diospyros lotus