loquats in English

noun
1
a small yellow egg-shaped acidic fruit.
Growing up in Kenya, my brother and I often shared the branches with a chameleon as we reached for the juicy, yellow loquats , keeping our eyes open for snakes.
2
the evergreen eastern Asian tree of the rose family that bears this fruit, cultivated in subtropical regions both for its fruit and as an ornamental.
Numerous trees, including valley oaks Quercus lobata, redwoods and loquat trees, provide shade and visual delight.

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1. But here I could plant all sorts of cacti and strange (to me) tropical and subtropical plants like jacarandas, loquats, Albizzias, mimosas

2. 23 Loquats are of the rose family. The fruit of the loquat is soft pulp on the inside with succulent, sweet to subacid or acid flavor. It is rich in various nutrients the body needs.