noun
Asiatic evergreen fruit trees
• Syn: ↑genus Eriobotrya
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Rosaceae, ↑family Rosaceae, ↑rose family
• Member Meronyms: ↑loquat, ↑loquat tree, ↑Japanese medlar, ↑Japanese plum, ↑Eriobotrya japonica
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\\ˌerēōˈbä.trēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a small genus of Asiatic evergreen trees (family Rosaceae) having paniculate white flowers and a fruit with large seeds and a thin endocarp — see loquat 1
Useful english dictionary. 2012.