loquat

[ loh-kwot, -kwat ]

noun

1. a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
2. the fruit itself.

loquat

/ -kwət; ˈləʊkwɒt /

noun

1. an ornamental evergreen rosaceous tree, Eriobotrya japonica, of China and Japan, having reddish woolly branches, white flowers, and small yellow edible plumlike fruits
2. the fruit of this tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of loquat¹

1810–20; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) lōkwat, akin to Chinese lújú

Word History and Origins

Origin of loquat¹

C19: from Chinese (Cantonese) lō kwat, literally: rush orange

Example Sentences

It takes precision to harness so much abundance; raising the house to save the sibipiruna, for instance, meant inserting tiers in the terrain to avoid girdling the roots of pre-existing loquats and phoenix palms.

From New York Times

Though Rincon doesn’t care for the loquat tree that grows in a corner of the property, she keeps watering it because her neighbors love the fruit.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t need a poll to tell me about the community needs,” she said, looking at her family’s loquat tree.

From Los Angeles Times

The street, whose parkways are dotted with loquat trees, is a few blocks from York Boulevard, one of Highland Park’s main drags.

From Los Angeles Times

Not far away was a grove of muzhanje, or loquat, trees.

From Literature