loquat
/ˈləʊkwɒt/noun
1
- a small yellow egg-shaped acidic fruit枇杷（果）。
2
- the evergreen East Asian tree of the rose family which bears this fruit, cultivated in subtropical regions both for its fruit and as an ornamental枇杷（树）。
2.1
- Eriobotrya japonica, family Rosaceae.拉丁名 Eriobotrya japonica,蔷薇科。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Chinese dialect luh kwat 'rush orange'.