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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lo•quat (lō′kwot, -kwat),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
- Plant Biologythe fruit itself.
Also called Japanese plum. - dialect, dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) lōkwat, akin to Chinese lújú
- 1810–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: loquat /ˈləʊkwɒt -kwət/ n - an ornamental evergreen rosaceous tree, Eriobotrya japonica, of China and Japan, having reddish woolly branches, white flowers, and small yellow edible plumlike fruits
- the fruit of this tree
US and Canadian name: Japan plum Etymology: 19th Century: from Chinese (Cantonese) lō kwat, literally: rush orange |