Loquat

n.

1.

(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.

Noun	1.	loquat - 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, loquat tree, Japanese plum
	2.	loquat - yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies Synonyms: Japanese plum

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

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