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).
The loquat tree in the garden bore fruit.
Loquats are sweet and a little sour.
Ficus erecta; Japanese fig
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 枇杷 is ateji and rare.
Ateji kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
Katakana spelling, common in botanical contexts or for emphasis.
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.