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loquat
 loquat Eriobotrya japonicalo·quat L0250400 (lō′kwŏt′, -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 (ˈləʊkwɒt; -kwət) n1. (Plants) an ornamental evergreen rosaceous tree, Eriobotrya japonica, of China and Japan, having reddish woolly branches, white flowers, and small yellow edible plumlike fruits2. (Plants) the fruit of this tree US and Canadian name: Japan plum [C19: from Chinese (Cantonese) lō kwat, literally: rush orange]lo•quat (ˈloʊ kwɒt, -kwæt)
n. 1. a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit. 2. the fruit itself. [1810–20; < dial. Chinese (Guangdong) làuhgwāt, akin to Chinese lújú] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  loquat - evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and JapanEriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, loquat tree, Japanese plumloquat, Japanese plum - yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jelliesEriobotrya, genus Eriobotrya - Asiatic evergreen fruit treesfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit | | 2. | loquat - yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jelliesJapanese plumedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshEriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, loquat, loquat tree, Japanese plum - evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan |
Translationsloquat
loquat (lō`kwŏt), small ornamental evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) and its fruit. It belongs to the family Rosaceae (roserose,
common name for some members of the Rosaceae, a large family of herbs, shrubs, and trees distributed over most of the earth, and for plants of the genus Rosa, the true roses.
..... Click the link for more information. family) and is probably indigenous to China. It has been grown from antiquity in Japan and N India and is cultivated also in Indochina, the Mediterranean region, and to some extent in the New World subtropics. The yellowish, oval fruits are borne in clusters and taste somewhat like apples or pears but are slightly tart. They are commonly eaten fresh but are used also for making jam, jelly, pie, and sauces. Sometimes the loquat is called Japanese medlar, probably because it somewhat resembles the medlar of Europe and Asia. The loquat is one of the few important fruit trees of the tropics belonging to the rose family. Loquat is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.  loquat loquatGrows to 30 ft (10m) Alternate simple ribbed leaves with leathery texture, lighter colored fuzzy underside. 5-petal white sweet-smelling flowers. Yellow orange awesome-tasting fruit with 5 seeds grows in clusters and tastes like a combination of peach, citrus and mango. Cancer prevention, pancreas support for diabetes, HIV, respiratory, cough, expectorant, calming sedative, vitamins A,B,C, vision, lungs, diabetes, high fiber, nausea, beta carotene, potassium, blood pressureLoquat (Eriobotrya japonica), a subtropical evergreen tree or shrub of the family Rosaceae. It is up to 6 m tall. The leaves are lanceolate; the small, fragrant, cream-green flowers are in large racemes. The juicy, tart orange or yellow fruits measure up to 3 cm in diameter (the fruits of some cultivated forms are up to 10 cm across). The loquat grows wild in China and northern India. It is cultivated in China, Japan, the United States, and Mediterranean countries. In the USSR the loquat grows along the Black Sea shore of the Caucasus and the southern coast of the Crimea, as well as in some regions of Middle Asia. The fruits are eaten fresh or are processed into compote, jam, or similar products. An ersatz coffee is made from the seeds. The loquat is used as an ornamental in gardens, parks, greenhouses, and homes. It is propagated from seeds and by grafting. loquat
Related to loquat: Eriobotrya japonicaSynonyms for loquatnoun evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stoneSynonyms- Eriobotrya japonica
- Japanese medlar
- loquat tree
- Japanese plum
Related Words- loquat
- Japanese plum
- Eriobotrya
- genus Eriobotrya
- fruit tree
noun yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little fleshSynonymsRelated Words- edible fruit
- Eriobotrya japonica
- Japanese medlar
- loquat
- loquat tree
- Japanese plum
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