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noun
1.
a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
2.
the fruit itself.
Also called Japanese plum.
Origin:
1810–20; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) lōkwat, akin to Chinese lújú
1810–20; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) lōkwat, akin to Chinese lújú
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Loquat
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
loquat
1820, from Cantonese luh kwat, lit. "rush orange."
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