kaki

(kä'kē)
n., pl., -kis. In both senses also called Japanese persimmon.

1. A Chinese tree (Diospyros kaki) having large, edible, orange to reddish fruit with orange flesh and an enlarged, persistent calyx.
2. The fruit of this tree.

[Japanese.]

[kah-kee] 1. Japanese for "persimmon," kaki is the name Europeans use for this fruit. 2. kaki [KAH-kee] The Japanese use the same word for "oyster," but put a slight vocal accent on the first syllable.

IN BRIEF: n. - Blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt; Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.

Tutor's tip: The man in the "khaki" (a type of cloth) pants was a little too "cocky" (too sure of oneself) when he first tasted the "kaki" (a Japanese persimmon).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
  Synonyms: kaki, Diospyros kaki

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