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Marysville Elementary School fifth-grader Stella Zutterman spelled “astringent” correctly to become champion of the Marshall ...

Astringent and non-astringent are the two main types of persimmons. While non-astringent ones can be savoured while still firm, astringent types must be completely ripe before being consumed.