Eriobotrya japonica
Synonyms:
Pi Pa Ye
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Food, Medicinal Plant, Oil, Powder, Tea, Tincture, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Loquat (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Cantonese 蘆橘／芦橘 (lou4 gwat1).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈloʊkwɑt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈləʊkwɒt/
- Hyphenation: lo‧quat
Noun
loquat (plural loquats)
- 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.
Synonyms
- Japanese medlar (see medlar)
Related terms
- kumquat
