loquat

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Cantonese 盧橘 /卢橘 (lou⁴ gwat¹)bor. English loquat Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 /卢橘 (lou⁴ gwat¹).

1. Any of species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).

   “Japan Mespilus, or Loquat.”

   “As far as the eye can see, one observes nothing but loquat orchards growing luxuriantly on the low, rich land, where the roots never suffer from lack of water.”

2. The fruit of this tree, which is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.