Loquat

Word LOQUAT
Character 6
Hyphenation lo quat
Pronunciations /ˈləʊkwɒt/

Definitions and meanings of "Loquat"

What do we mean by loquat?

A small evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) in the rose family, native to China and Japan, having fragrant white flowers and pear-shaped yellow fruit with large seeds. noun

The edible fruit of this plant. noun

An evergreen shrub or tree, Photinia (Eryobotrya) Japonica, native in China and Japan, and commonly introduced in warm temperate climates. noun

The fruit of this tree. Also called biwa, lukwati, pipa, and Japanese medlar. noun

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. noun

The Eriobotrya japonica tree. 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. noun

Yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies noun

Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan noun

The Eriobotrya japonica tree.

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

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The word "loquat" in example sentences

Níspero or loquat is a small oval yellow fruit with a slightly acidic pulp, ranging in color from white to yellow-orange. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Japonica, _ in Madeira called the loquat and elsewhere the Japanese medlar: it grows wild in the Brazil, where the people distil from it. ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

Sokenbicha in Japan is a slightly bitter-tasting brew, a mix of 15 ingredients such as loquat leaves and azuki beans. ❋ Chester Dawson (2011)

To be sure, one of the native fruits seems a sort of joke when you hear it first named, and when you are offered a 'loquat', if you are of a frivolous mind you search your mind for the connection with 'loquor' which it seems to intimate. ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)

They also have a sweet tooth, feeding on fallen fruit such as loquat and jelly palm. ❋ By Tony Bertauski (2010)

If going, grab a meal at Çiya Sofrasi, a restaurant that offers delicious and unusual Turkish foods such as loquat kebab (90-216-3303-190; www. ciya.com.tr ❋ Michael Kuser (2009)

In Acatlán and nearby villages, herb and fruit liquors are made with the cane alcohol called aguardiente, with nanche (loquat) being one of the most popular. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The loquat and the kumquat were missing, ten - and fifteen-foot trees, simply gone, sucked into the sky, just muddy craters where the roots had been. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Each chapter in Langer's book is chatty essay about indoor gardening with your leftovers; mangos, artichokes, papayas, loquat etc ... ❋ Unknown (2008)

She trades seedlings with her neighbors, one of whom has a loquat tree loaded with fruit, many more than he and the wild parrots that squawk around the tree can eat. ❋ Molly O’Neill (2010)

We have two very productive loquat trees in the yard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Fruit to finish - passion fruit, loquat, melons, watermelon and oranges along with homemade fruit tarts and chocolate ice cream. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The fruity notes included sweet juicy strawberry, loquat and Ananas Sage, which is very unusual and mouthwatering with its pineapple-like notes. ❋ Ayala Sender (2009)

Many of my generation knew certain flavors by hearsay, described by those whose memories have stored the tempting taste of the loquat, the star apple, the maranon or cashew apple, and the guava. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He lay on a striped beach towel between our two yards, near the loquat tree. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Climb out a window and you'll make no sound, he whispered, as if there were spies in the loquat tree. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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