japanese plum

1. 1.

   small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor

   SynonymsPrunus salicina

   Broaderplum
2. 2.

   evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan

   Synonymsloquatloquat treeJapanese medlarEriobotrya japonica

   Broaderfruit tree

   Part ofEriobotrya

   Partsloquat
3. 3.

   yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies

   Synonymsloquat

   Broaderedible fruit

   Part ofloquat

Questions about japanese plum

What does japanese plum mean?

japanese plum means "small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for japanese plum?

Close synonyms include Prunus salicina, loquat, loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Eriobotrya japonica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is japanese plum a common word?

japanese plum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.