Eriobotrya japonica

Translingual

Etymology

The genus was borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔριον (érion, “wool”) + βότρῠς (bótrŭs, “cluster of grapes”). The species is Latin jā̆pōnicus (“Japanese”).

Proper noun

Eriobotrya japonica f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – loquat, native to warm temperate areas of Asia, widely naturalized.

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