English noun: loquat | |||
1. | loquat (plant) evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan | ||
Synonyms | Eriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, loquat tree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fruit tree | ||
Part holonym | Japanese plum, loquat | ||
Member meronym | Eriobotrya, genus Eriobotrya | ||
2. | loquat (food) yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies | ||
Synonyms | Japanese plum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | edible fruit | ||
Part meronym | Eriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, loquat, loquat tree | ||