Definition of "simmon" []

• The persimmon, Diospyros Virginiana. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "They buried him under the 'simmon tree, his epitaph was there to see:"
• "He went off a little ways fum de house en clum a 'simmon stump en got up dar en' gun ter holler."
• "After frost had done fell we would go possum huntin 'on bright moonlight nights and we would mostly find Mr. Possum settin' in the 'simmon tree just helpin' hisself to them good old ripe juicy 'simmons."