Definition of sharon fruit in English:
sharon fruit
nounˈʃɛːr(ə)nˈʃar(ə)nˈSHerən ˌfro͞ot
A persimmon, especially one of an early-fruiting orange variety grown in Israel.
Example sentencesExamples
- I well recall, and it wasn't long ago, being impressed by a sharon fruit.
- Does anyone here have experience with growing sharon fruit in the UK?
- I love sharon fruit [persimmon] and mangoes, typical of Caribbean people, and I'm also really into garlic.
- Standard Asian persimmons must be almost collapsing with overripeness to be sweet enough to eat, but the sharon fruit is luscious and yielding even before being fully ripe.
- It has also been called ‘Japanese persimmon’ and a variety of it (cultivated in Israel) is extensively marketed as ‘sharon fruit’.