The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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And when it comes to building a menu, they’re leaning into pantry staples with personality from Flamingo Estate’s vinegar made from fuyu and hachiya persimmons to smoked sea-salt flakes from Maldon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
He did that for about a month until the new season brought more greenery and fresh crops, including melons and persimmons.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2024
The farm also grows ice cream beans, persimmons, pomegranates, passion fruit, dragon fruit, cherimoyas and caviar limes in soil that has become more fertile from the biodiversity of crops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
"This year's persimmons are harvested, peeled and dressed, and hung under the eaves in bunches, waiting for the persimmons to soften and freeze, hoping they will bring a good price in the New Year."
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
It was there, while she was standing in a shopping arcade surveying jackfruits and persimmons, that she felt something tugging on the free end of her sari.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
