loquat

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 / 卢橘 (lou4 gwat1). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈloʊkwɑt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈləʊkwɒt/ Hyphenation: lo‧quat === Noun === loquat (plural loquats) Any of species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum). The fruit of this tree, which is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds. Synonym: Japan plum ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === loquat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Eriobotrya japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Eriobotrya japonica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons