Meaning of LOQUAT
| Pronunciation: | | 'lowkwât
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- [n] yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
- [n] evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
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| | Synonyms: | | Eriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Japanese plum, loquat tree |
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| | See Also: | | edible fruit, Eriobotrya, Eriobotrya japonica, fruit tree, genus Eriobotrya, Japanese medlar, loquat, loquat, loquat tree | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lo"quat\, n. [Chinese name.] (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.
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