Clues for the word "PERSIMMON"
We've had 13 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 10 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on November 01, 2017.
Definition of persimmon
- n. - An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit, found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and nutritious.
Referring Clues
- Bright orange fruit
- Reddish fruit
- Pulpy fruit
- Small orange fruit
- Japan's national fruit
- Fruit tree
- Orange fruit resembling a plum - miner's mop (anag)
- Rejection of motorway has male entering individual tree
- Fruit of the body, about one millimetre
- Fruit for each boy around end of term
- Orangey fruit
- Sweet tropical fruit
- Fruit that's a major Chinese export
Last Seen In
- New York Times - November 01, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 25, 2013
- Guardian Quick - March 11, 2013
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 20, 2011
- Guardian Everyman - December 12, 2010
- Washington Post - October 31, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 16, 2006
- Family Time - January 19, 2005
- Guardian Prize - August 12, 2000
- Guardian Cryptic - July 10, 2000