Fruit of the Gods

Orange you glad it is a persimmon?

Before starting I thought they were going to be grapes..the other fruit of the Gods.

I thought it was an orange hahahahaha, I’m a big ol dingus. But whether it’s an orange, a persimmon, or an old shoe, I’m sure a persnickety chinchilla would love to munch on it

Definitely a persimmon. The word "pasimenam," was in the Powhatan language in East Virginia, meaning "a dry fruit." It was bitter (called "the astringent" type), so they waited for the fruit became very sweet and soft, after first frost. The other type is the "non astringent" type and looks different, tastes different, and is eaten when it's firm. The seeds were roasted and ground during the Civil War coffee shortage. Greeks named it 'diospyro,' for 'Fruit' of The Gods (the name of this puzzle)!

Per Simmons “Not quite my tempo.”