DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA
\dɪəspˈɪɹə͡ʊz vˌɜːd͡ʒɪniːˈanə], \dɪəspˈɪɹəʊz vˌɜːdʒɪniːˈanə], \d_ɪ__ə_s_p_ˈɪ_ɹ_əʊ_z v_ˌɜː_dʒ_ɪ_n_iː__ˈa_n_ə]\
Definitions of DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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medium-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
By Princeton University
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medium-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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Lotus Yirginiana, Persimmon. A common tree in the middle parts of the United States. The fruit, Persimmons, Yellow Plums, Winter Plums, Seeded Plums, which is only eatable after frost, (when it is tolerable.) is sometimes made into cakes with bran. These, being dried in an oven, are kept to make beer. When bruised in water, fermentation takes place. The unripe fruit, Diospyros (Ph. U. S.), is distressingly acerb and astringent. It has been used as an astringent. The bark of the tree is extremely bitter, and may be used where bitters are indicated.
By Robley Dunglison
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