The black is the heart of a tree called Diospyros ebenum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference

Anishinaabe peoples of eastern North America called Diospyros virginiana.    From Wordnik.com.  [Museum Blogs] Reference

(Diospyros species), or ulin (Eusideroxylon zwagerii).    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Products and Applications] Reference

Remarks: Many other Diospyros species have edible fruits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Bombax, Diospyros ebenum, which are the most common trees.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference

These include Diospyros potingensis and Meyna hainanensis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hainan Island monsoon rain forests] Reference

(Diospyros sp.) and the resultant meal boiled for 3 hours or more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Pound 6 handfuls (300 g) of mature, fresh fruit of Diospyros mollis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

Rossel contains an undescribed Diospyros species and several Hopea species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Louisiade Archipelago rain forests] Reference

The shrub layer is dominated by Diospyros preussii augmented with Ouratea spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Niger Delta swamp forests] Reference

And no, I don't know of any persimmon (Diospyros) in this piece of the country.    From Wordnik.com.  [grouse Diary Entry] Reference

First, because it's indigenous, Diospyros virginiana, and I just like that idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chat Leftovers: Plant a persimmon -- but which one?] Reference

Lowland broadleaf rain forest, with a canopy to 30 m is dominated by Diospyros spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tongan tropical moist forests] Reference

Distinctive ebonies (Diospyros spp.) were common in dense clumps in the lowland forests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sulawesi lowland rain forests] Reference

A climbing species of Strychnos, a Diospyros, a Sapindacea, were the principal new plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference

Diospyros undabunda is conspicuous where there is a dense thicket understory and epiphytic lichens are common.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests] Reference

Two tree species, Barringtonia acutangula and Diospyros cambodiana, are the primary dominants of this community.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests] Reference

In Paria, Diospyros inconstans, Capparis coccolobifolia, Maytenus sieberiana and Jacquina revoluta are dominant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Araya and Paria xeric scrub] Reference

MEDICINAL: Roots are mixed with those of Diospyros scabra (tuwot), boiled and used to treat tuberculosis (Pokot).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Diospyros natalensis, for example, is at its northernmost limit on Mulanje, where it is a shapely tree up to 25 m tall.    From Wordnik.com.  [South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference

Large specimens of Dracontomelon dao, Swintonia foxworthyi, Atuna racemosa, Diospyros and Pometia pinnata are also found.    From Wordnik.com.  [Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Philippines] Reference

Characteristic woody species include Diospyros dichrophylla, Euphorbia triangularis, Rhus dentata, and Senecio deltoides.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets] Reference

Mimusops caffra, Euclea natalensis, and Diospyros rotundifolia form short forests or thickets on the seaward side of the dunes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maputaland coastal forest mosaic] Reference

Mangrove areas adjacent to swamp forest contain Bruguiera sexangula, Camptostemon schultzii, Dolichandrone spathacea, Diospyros spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Guinea mangroves] Reference

Volatile oil constituents leaves persimmon varieties (Diospyros kaki Thunb.).    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

Diospyros kaki, or Japanese persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Museum Blogs] Reference

Mabolo (Diospyros discolor -- Willd.) signifies in Tagál a thing or fruit enclosed in.    From Wordnik.com.  [History of the Philippine Islands] Reference

It is the heart-wood, brought by Diospyros ebenus, which grows in Ceylon and Southern India.    From Wordnik.com.  [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference

Diospyros lotus, however, having an unpleasant, astringent taste if eaten when not completely ripe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Museum Blogs] Reference