kaki vs persimmon

kaki and persimmon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kaki	Yes	No	No	No
persimmon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, persimmon is a hypernym of kaki; that is, persimmon is a word with a broader meaning than kaki:

kaki: small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
persimmon: any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros

Other hypernyms of kaki include persimmon tree.

kaki (noun)	persimmon (noun)
blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt	orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit	any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros