loquat

Meaning

1. Any of species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
2. The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.

Synonyms

Japanese plum

Eriobotrya japonica

Japanese medlar

medlar

sumac

loquat tree

Translations

nespola

nêspera

μούσμουλο

ameixa

nespolo

muşmula

μουσμουλιά

néflier

bibacier

bibace

μούσκουλο

Wollmispel

níspero

Eriobotrya japonica

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈloʊkwɑt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 /卢橘 (lou⁴ gwat¹).