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: 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,
Eriobotrya japonica]
3: yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free
stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies [syn:
loquat]