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
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.
• 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
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
