loquat

Other forms: loquats

Definitions of loquat

1. noun

   evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
   synonyms: Eriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, loquat tree

   type of:

   fruit tree

   tree bearing edible fruit
2. noun

   yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
   synonyms: Japanese plum

   type of:

   edible fruit

   edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh