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loquat

/loh-kwot, -kwat/US // ˈloʊ kwɒt, -kwæt //UK // (ˈləʊkwɒt, -kwət) //

枇杷,枇杷树,枇杷园,枇杷膏

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
    • : the fruit itself.

Examples

  • The house has a large garden dotted with lemon, loquat, and pomelo trees, named after Dajani’s parents, aunts and uncles.

  • The Loquat has been for many years a familiar fruit in our gardens, and is a native of China and Japan.

  • The sun was shining; the air was heavy with the perfume of the loquat blossoms; a delicious languor lay over all.

  • The loquat-trees cluster—like quinces in the garden closes, and show their pale golden, plum-shaped fruit.

  • There grew she to peerless beauty where loquat and almond scent the air.

  • One fruit which was served to us is known by the name of the loquat.