loquat
lo·quat
loquat · loquats
мушмула, локва
Wollmispel, Loquat
Any member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of treesAny member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
UK/ˈləʊkwɒt/US/ˈloʊkwɑt/
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Meaning
2 sensesAny member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
The fruit of this tree, which is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.
Wollmispel, Loquat
мушмула́mušmulá, ло́кваlókva
More definitions
- yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
- evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
Examples
115 sentencesHave you ever eaten a loquat?
I'd like a couple of kilos of loquats.
Ziri grew loquat trees for landscaping.
These loquats are really, really good.
What are loquat leaves used for?
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
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By meaning 2
fruit:
tree:
Origin
Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 /卢橘 (lou⁴ gwat¹).Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 /卢橘 (lou⁴ gwat¹).
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Forms
plural: loquatsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies:Japanese plum
- evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan:loquat treeJapanese medlarJapanese plumEriobotrya japonica
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedkumquat