Definition of loquat Loquat

/lowˈkwɑˌt/ - [lowkwat] - lo•quat

We found 7 definitions of loquat from 5 different sources.

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What does loquat mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: loquats

loquat - evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
  loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica
  fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit
  eriobotrya, genus eriobotrya Asiatic evergreen fruit trees
loquat - yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
  Japanese plum
  edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • loquat (Noun)
    The Eriobotrya japonica tree.
  • loquat (Noun)
    The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • loquat (n.)
    The fruit of the Japanese medlar (Photinia Japonica). It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds. Also, the tree itself.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • loquat
    lō′kwat, n. an esteemed Chinese and Japanese fruit, yellowish, flavouring tarts. [Chinese.]

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