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Diospyros discolor Mabolo Ma*bo"lo, n. (Bot.)
A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the
Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West
Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.
Diospyros ebenaster Omander wood O*man"der wood` [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
The wood of Diospyros ebenaster, a kind of ebony found in
Ceylon.
Diospyros Kaki Persimmon Per*sim"mon, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.)
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.
Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow
edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but
contains a few large seeds.
Diospyros Lotus Lotus Lo"tus, n. [L. lotus, Gr. ?. Cf. Lote.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium
speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum,
the American lotus; and Nymph[ae]a Lotus and N.
c[ae]rulea, the respectively white-flowered and
blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with
Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient
monuments.
(b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain
(Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly
sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
desire to return to it.
(c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
(d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling
clover. [Written also lotos.]
European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of
Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish
black berry, which is called also the date plum.
Diospyros quaesita Calamander wood Cal"a*man`der wood (k[a^]l"[.a]*m[a^]n`d[~e]r
w[oo^]d`).
A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a
hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture.
It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros
qu[ae]sita. Called also Coromandel wood.
Diospyros Virginiana Persimmon Per*sim"mon, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.)
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.
Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow
edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but
contains a few large seeds.
