page_title: Persimmon
hierarchical_section_title: Persimmon
context_page_description: The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the Asian or Japanese persimmon, Diospyros kaki. Diospyros is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-persimmon species of the genus are grown for ebony timber.
context_section_description: The persimmon /pərˈsɪmən/ (sometimes spelled persimon) is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the Asian or Japanese persimmon, Diospyros kaki.  Diospyros is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-persimmon species of the genus are grown for ebony timber.
caption: Persimmon flower
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