n. 柿子;柿树;美洲柿。 be not a huckleberry to one's persimmon 〔美国〕不能和…相比。 bring down the persimmon 〔美国〕得奖,拿锦旗。 rake up [walk off with] the persimmon 〔美国〕把赢的钱带走;得奖。 That's (all) persimmons! 〔美国〕那好极了! The longest pole knocks the most persimmons. 〔美国〕竿子最长打的柿子最多,强者常胜。
orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros 同义词:persimmon tree,
百科解释
Persimmons are the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. Diospyros is in the family Ebenaceae, and certain species of Diospyros are the sources of most kinds of ebony wood, and not all species bear edible fruit.