loquat

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

a Chinese word meaning «Rush-orange,» Photinia japonica. Being highly ornamental and bearinga pleasant stony juicy fruit of the colour and size of a smallorange, it has been introduced into nearly all Australiangardens. The name Native Loquat has been given to anindigenous shrub, Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa, Benth., N.O. Myrtaceae.

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