noun
loquat; Japanese medlar
The fruit or tree Eriobotrya japonica. The fruit is small, orange-yellow, and often described as shaped like a biwa (Japanese lute).
庭のびわの木に実がなった。
The loquat tree in the garden bore fruit.
びわは甘くて少し酸っぱい。
Loquats are sweet and a little sour.
The Japanese name びわ is said to come from the shape of the fruit resembling a biwa (琵琶), a traditional Japanese lute. The kanji 枇杷 are ateji.