i had heard of them, but i didn't really know what they are.

i am completely freaked out.

because, like, i thought i knew all the fruits.

maybe not all of them...but i didn't think i would encounter ones i didn't know. like, i thought that the ones i didn't know were deep in the rain forest or southeast asia or something. somewhere, if i went there, i would expect to see new fruit.

not in my god damn motherfucking office.

i think i need to lay down.

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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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.