japanese plum meaning and definition

JAPANESE PLUM noun

Definition of Japanese plum (noun)

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