1. Evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
   "The Eriobotrya japonica trees were heavy with golden fruit";
   - loquat, loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum

Type of: fruit tree

Part of: Eriobotrya, genus Eriobotrya

Encyclopedia: Eriobotrya japonica