: 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
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Examples of loquat in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebWhere fruit trees are concerned, both the loquat and the persimmon will grow 20-25 feet tall with equal spread.—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024 Suddenly, the garden — which features a winding pathway scented by jasmine bushes and herbs that leads down to a grove of loquat, fig and Blenheim apricot trees — felt like an ideal place for a celebration.—Jean Trinh, New York Times, 2 May 2024 Don’t fertilize fig trees, pomegranate, pineapple guava, tropical guava and loquat, but do mulch them with a 3-inch or thicker layer of coarse wood mulch.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024 Harvest loquat fruits to eat out of hand or to make chutney and other relishes.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024 The rose family contains not only roses but also many edible plants grown in temperate climate gardens, including apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, almonds, loquats, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and more.—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 28 Aug. 2023 The grounds were verdant: loquat trees with ripe yellow fruits, tall arid pines, low palms, cypress.—Jamie Quatro, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023 The street, whose parkways are dotted with loquat trees, is a few blocks from York Boulevard, one of Highland Park’s main drags.—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023 Jamal supplemented the surviving orange and lemon trees with replacements and new types of citrus, including an Algerian tangerine, different orange trees, a pomelo, grapefruit and loquat.—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
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