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Loquat   /lˈoʊkwˌɑt/   Listen
Loquat

noun
1.
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.
2.
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



... remarkably empty—not a sign of cakes, not a bit of jelly, not a remnant of fowl anywhere. He cut a great piece off a loaf, and carefully wrapped some butter in a scrap of newspaper. There was some corned beef on a dish, and he cut off a thick lump and rolled it up with the remains of a loquat tart. These parcels he disposed of down the loose front of his sailor coat, filling up his pockets with sultanas, citron-peel, currants, and such dainties as the store bottles held. And then he prepared to ...
— Seven Little Australians • Ethel Sybil Turner



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



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