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JAPANESE PLUM

Definition:

[noun] small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
Synonyms: Japanese plum, Prunus salicina
[noun] evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
Synonyms: loquat, loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica
[noun] yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
Synonyms: loquat, Japanese plum