date plum

Thân thiện

A small basket of ripe date plums sits on a wooden market table.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of tree: An Asiatic persimmon tree (Diospyros lotus), cultivated for its small, edible fruit.
   • The fruit of this tree: A small, yellow or purplish-black fruit, similar in appearance to a date or a small plum, valued as a food source.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The date plum is native to regions of Asia.
  • We harvested a basket of sweet date plums from the garden.
  • The dried fruit of the date plum is a traditional food.

Advanced Usage

• Botanical context: The term is used specifically in botanical and horticultural descriptions to distinguish from other persimmon species.
  • The date plum is more cold-tolerant than the common persimmon.

Variants and Related Words

• Persimmon (n): The more common name for fruits of the genus, especially .
• Lotus tree (n): An alternative common name for the date plum tree ().

Synonyms

• Diospyros lotus: The scientific botanical name.
• Caucasian persimmon: Another common name referring to its geographical range.

Related Phrases

• Date plum tree: The full term specifying the plant itself rather than just the fruit.
  • The date plum tree can grow quite tall.

Related Idioms

(This word is a specific botanical term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• diospyros lotus