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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of tree of a few species or the wood of such trees:; Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon) native to warm-temperate North America. no-plural
2. 2
   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 wordnet
3. 3
   Any of tree of a few species or the wood of such trees:; Hura crepitans (sandbox tree), native to the tropical Americas; no-plural
4. 4
   Any of tree of a few species or the wood of such trees:; Quintinia sieberi, a rainforest tree native to eastern Australia. no-plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

american persimmonamerican persimmondiospyros virginianasandbox treesandbox tree

Etymology

From possum + wood.

Related phrases

sandbox tree

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