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LONGAN
longan, lungen, longanberry, Dimocarpus longan, Euphorbia litchi, Nephelium longana
(noun) tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
longan (plural longans)
An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
The fruit from the longan tree.
Synonyms
• dragon's eye
Source: Wiktionary
Lon"gan, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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