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.

Origin of loquat

1
1810–20; <dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) lōkwat, akin to Chinese lújú

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How to use loquat in a sentence

  • One fruit which was served to us is known by the name of the loquat.

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British Dictionary definitions for loquat

loquat

/ (ˈləʊkwɒt, -kwət) /


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

Origin of loquat

1
C19: from Chinese (Cantonese) lō kwat, literally: rush orange
  • US and Canadian name: Japan plum

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