What is a loquat?

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Why: In The Shadow of the Wind, p. 197:

"I've heard [Joseph Stalin]'s been troubling badly from prostate trouble ever since he swallowed the pip of loquat, and now he can only pee if someone hums 'The Internationale' for him."

Answer: A small evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) native to China and Japan, having fragrant white flowers and pear-shaped yellow fruit with large seeds, or the fruit of this plant.


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