camagon

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noun

A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.

OriginSpanish camagón ← Cebuano kamagong →
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Meanings

nouncamagon (countable and uncountable, plural camagons)

plural camagons

  1. countableuncountableA kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.
  2. countableuncountableThe reddish wood of this tree.

Origin

  1. Cebuanokamagong
  2. Spanishcamagón
  3. Englishcamagon

From Spanish camagón, from Cebuano kamagong.

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APA

camagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camagon

MLA

“camagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camagon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camagon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camagon.

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