loquat: Meaning and Definition of

lo•quat

Pronunciation: (lō'kwot, -kwat), [key]
— 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.
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