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Japanese plum   /dʒˌæpənˈiz pləm/   Listen
Japanese plum

noun
1.
Small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor.  Synonym: Prunus salicina.
2.
Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan.  Synonyms: Eriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, loquat, loquat tree.
3.
Yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies.  Synonym: loquat.






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"Japanese plum" Quotes from Famous Books



... I have a Japanese plum tree which bears choice plums. Three years ago a strong young shoot came up from the root of it, which I dug out and planted. Will it make a bearing tree in time and be of like ...
— One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered • E.J. Wickson



Words linked to "Japanese plum" :   edible fruit, plum tree, fruit tree, genus Eriobotrya, Eriobotrya, Japanese medlar, plum



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