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lo⋅quat

  [loh-kwot, -kwat]
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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; < dial. Chin (Guangdong) lōkwat, akin to Chin lújú
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lo·quat   (lō'kwŏt', -kwāt')   


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n.  

  1. A small evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) native to China and Japan, having fragrant white flowers and pear-shaped yellow fruit with large seeds.

  2. The edible fruit of this plant.


[Chinese (Cantonese) lo kwat : lo, kind of tree + kwêt, an orange.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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