Visual meaning of 'persimmons' - Social Visual Dictionary

noun

A type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet, quite astringent when immature.

Examples:

"My neighbor gave us a basket of persimmons from his tree, but we have to wait until they are very soft before eating them, otherwise they will taste too sour. "

fruit food

Visual illustration of persimmons: The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American). - Image 1

noun

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

Examples:

"My grandfather planted persimmons in his backyard because he loves the sweet, orange fruit they produce in the fall. "

fruit plant food agriculture biology nature

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Visual illustration for the word "astringent" - A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

astringentnoun

/əˈstɹɪn.dʒənt/

A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

"The doctor applied an astringent to the cut on my finger to stop the bleeding. "

Visual illustration for the word "immature" - An immature member of a species.

immaturenoun

/ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)/

An immature member of a species.

"The zookeeper carefully separated the mature gorillas from the immature in the enclosure to prevent conflict. "

Visual illustration for the word "because" - For the reason (that).

becauseadverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Visual illustration for the word "species" - Type or kind. (Compare race.)

speciesnoun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

"the male species"

Visual illustration for the word "neighbor" - A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

neighbornoun

/ˈneɪbər/

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

Visual illustration for the word "backyard" - A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

backyardnoun

/bækˈjɑːd/

A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

"My son enjoys playing baseball in the backyard. "

Visual illustration for the word "orange" - An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.

orangenoun

/ˈɔɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹɨn(d)ʒ/ /ˈɑɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/

An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.

"My grandpa's orange tree in his backyard produces delicious fruit. "

Visual illustration for the word "planted" - To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.

plantedverb

/ˈplæntəd/ /ˈplæntɪd/ /ˈplɑːntəd/ /ˈplɑːntɪd/

To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.

"My daughter planted a sunflower seed in a small pot on the windowsill. "

Visual illustration for the word "otherwise" - Other than supposed; different.

otherwiseadjective

/ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/

Other than supposed; different.

"He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise."

Visual illustration for the word "produce" - To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

produceverb

/pɹəˈdjuːs/ /pɹəˈdus/ /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/ /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/

To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

"The farmer's fields produced a bountiful harvest of tomatoes this year. "

Visual illustration for the word "grandfather" - A father of someone's parent.

grandfathernoun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Visual illustration for the word "generally" - Popularly or widely.

generallyadverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."