| diospyros | (n) a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood, Syn. genus Diospyros |
| american persimmon | (n) medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe, Syn. possumwood, Diospyros virginiana |
| date plum | (n) an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes, Syn. Diospyros lotus |
| ebony | (n) tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork, Syn. Diospyros ebenum, ebony tree |
| japanese persimmon | (n) small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit, Syn. Diospyros kaki, kaki |
| marblewood | (n) large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood, Syn. Diospyros kurzii, Andaman marble, marble-wood |