loquat tree

7.5

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

noun
/ˈloʊkwɑːt triː/

: níspero

My grandmother planted a loquat tree in her garden, where it flourished and bore delicious fruit each spring.

Examples

In the backyard, the loquat tree provided shade and an abundant harvest of tasty, fuzzy fruits.
And yes, I remember the Winters' legendary loquat tree.

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The loquat tree produces sweet, yellow fruit that is enjoyed by many in warmer climates.

Synonyms

loquat

vsloquat tree

1 9.1

An evergreen tree grown for its small yellow edible fruit

is the strict species label used in taxonomy rather than a casual name

Eriobotrya japonica

vsloquat tree

Specialized

9.9

An evergreen tree that makes small fuzzy yellow fruit with a large stone called loquat

is the common garden term rather than the strict Latin species name

Japanese plum

vsloquat tree

5.9

A small evergreen tree that makes fuzzy yellow fruit

is the standard horticultural name rather than this alternative common name

Japanese medlar

vsloquat tree

8.8

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

is the modern cultivated term rather than this older traditional name

Eriobotrya

vsloquat tree

Specialized

9.9

A group of Asian evergreen fruit trees that includes the loquat

is one specific cultivated species within that broader genus

Surface Forms

loquat tree singular

loquat trees plural

Morphology

loquat + tree

The noun phrase 'loquat tree' is fully compositional: it denotes a tree that is a loquat or that produces loquat fruit. A B1 learner who knows the meanings of 'loquat' and 'tree' can readily infer this meaning, and the 'X tree' pattern is a common, cross-linguistic way to name fruit-bearing trees.

Etymology

Loquat tree The name comes from the fruit name loquat and the word tree, so it literally means 'the tree that produces loquat fruit'. One popular story says the word loquat came into English with traders who brought the fruit from China and Japan, so the tree kept the fruit's name.