caqui
- A type of fruit, also known as persimmon, that is typically orange or red when ripe and is sweet and astringent in taste. nounThe caqui was ripe and ready to be eaten.She added slices of caqui to the fruit salad for a sweet touch.
- A tree that bears the caqui fruit, scientifically known as Diospyros kaki, native to China and cultivated in many other countries. nounThe caqui tree in the backyard produces a lot of fruit every autumn.Farmers in the region have started planting caqui trees due to the fruit's growing popularity.