loquat
a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
the fruit itself.
Origin of loquat
1- Also called Japanese plum.
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How to use loquat in a sentence
The house has a large garden dotted with lemon, loquat, and pomelo trees, named after Dajani’s parents, aunts and uncles.
How a Palestinian Uprising Against Israeli Forced Evictions Spiraled Rapidly Toward 'Full-Scale War' | Dalia Hatuqa | May 12, 2021 | TimeThe loquat has been for many years a familiar fruit in our gardens, and is a native of China and Japan.
Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands | Gerrit Parmile WilderThe sun was shining; the air was heavy with the perfume of the loquat blossoms; a delicious languor lay over all.
The Fortunate Isles | Mary Stuart BoydThe loquat-trees cluster—like quinces in the garden closes, and show their pale golden, plum-shaped fruit.
Literature and Life | William Dean HowellsThere grew she to peerless beauty where loquat and almond scent the air.
Ulysses | James Joyce
One fruit which was served to us is known by the name of the loquat.
Equatorial America | Maturin M. Ballou
British Dictionary definitions for loquat
/ (ˈləʊkwɒt, -kwət) /
an ornamental evergreen rosaceous tree, Eriobotrya japonica, of China and Japan, having reddish woolly branches, white flowers, and small yellow edible plumlike fruits
the fruit of this tree
Origin of loquat
1- US and Canadian name: Japan plum
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