loquat

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: lo=quat

CIDE DICTIONARY

loquat, n. [Chinese name.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

loquat, n.
1 a rosaceous tree, Eriobotrya japonica, bearing small yellow egg-shaped fruits.
2 this fruit.

Etymology

Chin. dial. luh kwat rush orange