loquat Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
Japanese medlar; loquat tree; Japanese plum; Eriobotrya japonica.
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noun yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
Japanese plum.
WordNet
Lo"quat noun
Etymology
Chinese name.Definitions
(Bot.) The fruit of the Japanese medlar ( Photinia Japonica ). It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds. Also, the tree itself.