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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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