Definition of Eriobotrya japonica

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

Exact synonyms: Japanese Medlar, Japanese Plum, Loquat, Loquat Tree
Terms within: Japanese Plum, Loquat
Group relationships: Eriobotrya, Genus Eriobotrya
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eriobotrya Japonica

Erik Satie
Erik Weisz
Erik von Willebrand
Erika
Eriksonian
Erimanthos
Erin
Erin go bragh
Erinaceidae
Erinaceus
Erinaceus europaeus
Erinaceus europeaeus
Erinyes
Erinys
Eriobotrya
Eriobotrya japonica (current term)
Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon
Eriocaulon aquaticum
Eriodictyon californicum
Eriogonum allenii
Eriophorum
Eriophorum angustifolium
Eriophyllum
Eriophyllum lanatum
Eriophyllum wallacei
Eriosoma
Eriosoma lanigerum
Eris
Erithacus

Literary usage of Eriobotrya japonica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1908)
"Arch. d. Pharm., 243 (1907), No. 6, 473-474. Eriobotrya japonica— ... In 1885 Lehmann obtained from the seeds of the Japanese medlar {Eriobotrya japonica) a ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1886)
"Zeitschr. d. Oest. Apoth. Ver., Jan. i, 1886, 13. Eriobotrya japonica—Poisoning by the Seeds.—Although it has been known since 1876 that the seeds of the ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1908)
"Arch. d. Pharm., 24.5 (1907), No. 6, 473-474. Eriobotrya japonica— ... 1885 Lehmann obtained from the seeds of the Japanese medlar {Eriobotrya japonica) a ..."

4. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania by University of Pennsylvania Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Botanical Laboratory (1904)
"The following four species were selected for study: Eriobotrya japonica, ... In Eriobotrya japonica the cells have the usual tabular form found in this ..."

5. The Response of Plants to Illuminating Gas by Sarah Lucinda Doubt (1917)
"Lupinus perennis.—This showed no response with 8 ppm ethylene or 50 ppm carbon monoxide. Eriobotrya japonica, Phoenix canariensis, Conocephalus sp., ..."

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