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LOQUAT
Definition of LOQUAT
noun
Any member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
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Other senses
LOQUAT carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A small evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) in the rose family, native to China and Japan, having fragrant white flowers and pear-shaped yellow fruit with large seeds.
noun
The edible fruit of this plant.
noun
An evergreen shrub or tree, Photinia (Eryobotrya) Japonica, native in China and Japan, and commonly introduced in warm temperate climates.
noun
The fruit of this tree. Also called biwa, lukwati, pipa, and Japanese medlar.
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 / 卢橘 (lou gwat).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Cantonese
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
45th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (21)
branch · 0.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LOQUAT · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LOQUAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 90 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LOQUAT starts with L and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ALOQTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of LOQUAT. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found LOQUAT?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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