japanese plum

Noun japanese plum has 3 senses

• japanese plum(n = noun.plant) prunus salicina - small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor;
is a kind of plum, plum tree

• japanese plum(n = noun.plant) eriobotrya japonica, japanese medlar, loquat, loquat tree - evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan;
has parts: japanese plum, loquat
is a member of eriobotrya, genus eriobotrya
is a kind of fruit tree

• japanese plum(n = noun.food) loquat - yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies;
is a kind of edible fruit
is a part of eriobotrya japonica, japanese medlar, japanese plum, loquat, loquat tree