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loquat
(lō′kwät′, -kwat′)
noun
- a small evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) of the rose family, native to China and Japan
- the small, yellow, edible, plumlike fruit of this tree
Origin: < Chin (Canton dial.) lō kwat, lit., rush orange
See loquat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A small evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) native to China and Japan, having fragrant white flowers and pear-shaped yellow fruit with large seeds.
- The edible fruit of this plant.
Origin:
Origin: Chinese (Cantonese) lo kwat
Origin: : lo, kind of tree
Origin: + kwêt, an orange
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