Also lacott, loquet, loquette, loquot. [a. Chinese (Canton dial.) luh kwat, literally rush orange.]
a. The fruit of Eriobotrya japonica, a native of China and Japan, introduced into southern Europe, India and Australia. b. The tree itself. Also loquat tree.
1829. E. Hoole, Narr. Mission S. India, ix. 75. The lacott, a Chinese fruit, not unlike a plum, was produced also in great plenty.
1833. C. Sturt, South Australia, I. Introd. 58. The pear and the loquette grow side by side.
1837. J. D. Lang, New S. Wales, I. 435. A fruit-tree of Chinese origin, called loquet, has been long naturalized.
1854. Stocqueler, Handbk. Brit. India, 314. Apples, citrons, loquats.
1880. C. R. Markham, Peruv. Bark, 341. Behind the house grew peach, apple, plum, and loquot trees.