1. A small evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) native to China and Japan, having fragrant white flowers and pear-shaped yellow fruit with large seeds.
2. The edible fruit of this plant.

[Chinese (Cantonese) lo kwat : lo, kind of tree + kwêt, an orange.]

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