[syn: loquat, Japanese plum]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Japanese plum
n 1: small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red
plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
[syn: Japanese plum, Prunus salicina]
2: evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-
sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and
Japan [syn: loquat, loquat tree, Japanese medlar,
Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica]
3: yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone
and relatively little flesh; used for jellies [syn: loquat,
Japanese plum]