possum apple

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possum apple

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Because they are widely eaten by possums.

noun possum apples

US, dialectal A persimmon. After we had obtained the information that this foreign body was secondarily due to persimmons, we again questioned the patient in reference to the eating of this fruit. He again denied this, but stated that he did eat a great many "possum apples," which is the regional name for persimmons.

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@misc{possum_apple_2026,
  title = {possum apple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/possum%20apple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}