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/lˈoʊkwˌɑt/ Listen

Loquat

noun

Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan. Synonyms: Eriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, loquat tree.

Yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies. Synonym: Japanese plum.

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"Loquat" Quotes from Famous Books

... even climbing up and down a stone wall, if it is in their route, or into a well. From the same country comes the acacia, the rubber tree, and a large number of shrubs. New Zealand contributes her share, and to China and Japan they are indebted for the camphor tree, the gingko, the loquat, and the chestnuts. To South Africa they are indebted for the silver tree, and from the northern part of that country the date-palm and ...

— A Truthful Woman in Southern California • Kate Sanborn

Words linked to "Loquat" : genus Eriobotrya, loquat tree, Eriobotrya, fruit tree, edible fruit