ornamental evergreen tree native to China and Japan; yellow plumlike fruit of the loquat tree, Japanese plum
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Loquat Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe 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.
loquat
\lo"quat\ (?), n. [chinese name.] (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.
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loquat tree
Noun
1. evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
(synonym) loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica
(hypernym) fruit tree
(member-holonym) Eriobotrya, genus Eriobotrya
(part-meronym) Japanese plum
2. yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
(synonym) Japanese plum
(hypernym) edible fruit
(part-holonym) loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica
Loquat Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The loquat Eriobotrya japonica, is a fruit tree in the family Rosaceae, indigenous to central China (Chongqing and Hubei province). It was formerly thought to be closely related to the genus Mespilus, and is still sometimes known as the Japanese medlar. It is also known as Japanese plum and as Chinese plum, and in China as "pipa" (枇杷）.
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