loquat
[ loh-kwot, -kwat ]
/ ˈloʊ kwɒt, -kwæt /
noun
a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
the fruit itself.
Also called
Japanese plum.
Origin of loquat
1810–20; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong)
lōkwat, akin to Chinese
lújú
Words nearby loquat
lopsided,
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loq.,
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lor,
lorain,
lorain-lévi syndrome,
loraine
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British Dictionary definitions for loquat
loquat
/ (ˈləʊkwɒt, -kwət) /
noun
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
US and Canadian name:
Japan plum
Word Origin for loquat
C19: from Chinese (Cantonese)
lō kwat, literally: rush orange