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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