Also lacott, loquet, loquette, loquot. [a. Chinese (Canton dial.) luh kwat, literally ‘rush orange.’]

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  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.

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1829.  E. Hoole, Narr. Mission S. India, ix. 75. The lacott, a Chinese fruit, not unlike a plum, was produced also in great plenty.

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1833.  C. Sturt, South Australia, I. Introd. 58. The pear and the loquette grow side by side.

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1837.  J. D. Lang, New S. Wales, I. 435. A fruit-tree of Chinese origin, called loquet, has been long naturalized.

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1854.  Stocqueler, Handbk. Brit. India, 314. Apples, citrons, loquats.

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1880.  C. R. Markham, Peruv. Bark, 341. Behind the house grew peach, apple, plum, and loquot trees.

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