What does "loquat" mean?

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

Loquat

Common synonyms include: berry, eriobotrya japonica, fruit, japanese medlar, japanese plum, loquat tree.

//ˈloʊkwɑt// noun

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Noun

1
Any of species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
"Japan Mespilus, or Loquat."
2
yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies wordnet
3
The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.
4
evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan wordnet