LOQUAT

loquat, Japanese plum

(noun) yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies

loquat, loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica

(noun) evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

loquat (plural loquats)

The Eriobotrya japonica tree.

The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.

Synonyms

• Japanese medlar (see medlar)

Source: Wiktionary

Lo"quat, n. Etym: [Chinese name.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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