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Eriobotrya japonica

Eriobotrya japonica

9.9
An evergreen tree that makes small fuzzy yellow fruit with a large stone called loquat
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The fruit of Eriobotrya japonica, known as loquat, is used in jams and desserts.

Examples

  • The Eriobotrya japonica thrives in warm climates and is valued for its delicious fruit.

  • Have you ever tasted the fruit of the Eriobotrya japonica?

  • Gardeners often plant Eriobotrya japonica for its attractive foliage and edible yellow fruit.

  • The Eriobotrya japonica tree thrives in warm climates.

  • Gardeners often plant Eriobotrya japonica for its attractive foliage and edible yellow fruit.

  • The Eriobotrya japonica thrives in warm climates and is valued for its delicious fruit.

  • The fruit of Eriobotrya japonica, known as loquat, is used in jams and desserts.

Synonyms

loquat
vsEriobotrya japonica
1 9.1

An evergreen tree grown for its small yellow edible fruit

uses the Latin species name as the primary label rather than common names
Japanese plum
vsEriobotrya japonica
5.9

A small evergreen tree that makes fuzzy yellow fruit

uses the Latin species name instead of that alternative common name
Japanese medlar
vsEriobotrya japonica
8.8

An evergreen tree with yellow, fuzzy fruit the size of an olive

focuses on the Latin species name rather than fruit size detail
loquat tree
vsEriobotrya japonica
7.5

A small evergreen tree that grows in warm places and makes sweet, fuzzy yellow fruit with a large seed

focuses on the scientific label rather than regional cultivation notes

Surface Forms

Eriobotrya japonica singular
Eriobotrya japonicas plural

Morphology

Eriobotrya + japonica

This is a Latin binomial made of a genus name and a species epithet; a learner who knows 'Eriobotrya' (a genus of fruit-bearing trees) and understands 'japonica' as ‘of Japan’ can infer it denotes a Japanese species of that genus. However, the specific common name (loquat) and detailed properties (evergreen, fuzzy yellow fruit) are not deducible from the parts alone and require botanical or lexical knowledge, so the transparency is partial.

Etymology

Eriobotrya japonica comes from old Greek words. The part Eriobotrya mixes 'wool' and 'bunch' because the small yellow fruits are a bit fuzzy and grow in groups, and japonica means 'from Japan', so the name describes the fuzzy loquat fruit.