: an Asian evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) of the rose family often cultivated for its fruit
also: its small yellow edible fruit used especially for preserves
Illustration of loquat
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Recent Examples on the WebThe loquat is an immigrant originally from China but spread to many other communities that embraced the fruit as their own.Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021 In another village, Tanghuang, people pointed to chestnut trees that no longer bore fruit and loquat trees and squash vines that turned yellow during summer rainstorms.Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2019 Forage for prickly pear and loquats with herbalist Doreen Williams James. Caitlin Etherton, National Geographic, 15 Apr. 2019 In another village, Tanghuang, people pointed to chestnut trees that no longer bore fruit and loquat trees and squash vines that turned yellow during summer rainstorms.Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2019 In another village, Tanghuang, people pointed to chestnut trees that no longer bore fruit and loquat trees and squash vines that turned yellow during summer rainstorms.Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2019 Chicken Schnitzel with Loquats: We were astonished to learn just how much interest San Antonio has in loquats, which ripen on area shrubberies in early spring. Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 24 Dec. 2019 In another village, Tanghuang, people pointed to chestnut trees that no longer bore fruit and loquat trees and squash vines that turned yellow during summer rainstorms.Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2019 In another village, Tanghuang, people pointed to chestnut trees that no longer bore fruit and loquat trees and squash vines that turned yellow during summer rainstorms.Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2019 See More