'Loquat' definitions:
Definition of 'loquat'
(from WordNet)
noun
Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive- sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan [syn: loquat, loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica]
noun
Yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies [syn: loquat, Japanese plum]
Definition of 'Loquat'
From: GCIDE
- Loquat \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. [1913 Webster]