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Common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana):  Ever tried to taste an immature persimmon?  Until ripe, the fruit is high in tannin and is strongly astringent.  You will pucker up when tasting all but the ripest of fruit.  The word persimmon is of Algonquian origin.  American Indians made bread and stored the dried fruit.
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Common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana):  Ever tried to taste an immature persimmon?  Until ripe, the fruit is high in tannin and is strongly astringent.  You will pucker up when tasting all but the ripest of fruit.  The word persimmon is of Algonquian origin.  American Indians made bread and stored the dried fruit.
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