Synonyms for Japanese Plum (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor):
Prunus salicina
WordNet sense 2 (evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan):
loquat, Eriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, loquat tree
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