Japanese medlar

noun

The loquat. Eriobotrya japonica, which was formerly thought to be closely related to the medlar

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Meanings

nounJapanese medlar (plural Japanese medlars)

plural Japanese medlars

  1. The loquat. Eriobotrya japonica, which was formerly thought to be closely related to the medlar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounevergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan

Similar
loquatloquat treeJapanese plumEriobotrya japonica
Broader
fruit tree
Also see
japanese plumloquat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Japanese medlar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20medlar

MLA

“Japanese medlar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20medlar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese medlar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20medlar.

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