med·lar /ˈmɛdlɚ/
 枸杞,枸杞子
 Med·lar n.  A tree of the genus Mespilus (Mespilus Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree.  The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp.  When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay.
 Japan medlar Bot., the loquat. See Loquat.
 Neapolitan medlar Bot., a kind of thorn tree (Crataegus Azarolus); also, its fruit.
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 medlar
      n 1: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
           [syn: wild medlar, wild medlar tree, Vangueria
           infausta]
      2: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that
         resemble crab apples [syn: medlar tree, Mespilus
         germanica]
      3: South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and
         sweet-acid pithy flesh
      4: crabapple-like fruit used for preserves