单词 | loquat |
释义 | lo·quat (lōkwŏt′, -kwăt′) n. 1. A small evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) in the rose family, native to China and Japan, having fragrant white flowers and pear-shaped yellow fruit with large seeds. 2. The edible fruit of this plant. [Cantonese lou4 gwat1 (literally, reed tangerine, perhaps because it grows best in moist rich lowland soil ) : lou4, a species of reed (from Middle Chinese luə̆; also the source of Mandarin lú) + gwat1, mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), tangerine (from Middle Chinese kjyt; also the source of Mandarin jú; see KUMQUAT).] loquat Eriobotrya japonica |
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