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longan
lon·gan L0238750 (lŏng′gən, lông′-)n.1. An evergreen tree (Dimocarpus longan) native to China, having small yellowish-brown fruits with juicy white edible flesh.2. The fruit of this plant.
[New Latin longan, specific epithet, from Mandarin lóng yǎn, from Middle Chinese lywŋ ŋja⋮n´ (literally, dragon eye, from the appearance of the fruit's white pulp around the single large dark seed ) : lywŋ, dragon + ŋja⋮n´, eye.]longan (ˈlɒŋɡən) or lungann1. (Plants) a sapindaceous tree, Euphoria longan, of tropical and subtropical Asia, with small yellowish-white flowers and small edible fruits2. (Plants) the fruit of this tree, which is similar to but smaller than the litchi, having white juicy pulp and a single seed[C18: from Chinese lung yen dragon's eye]lon•gan (ˈlɒŋ gən)
n. 1. the small, one-seeded, greenish brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and related to the litchi. 2. the tree itself. [1725–35; < New Latin longanum < Chinese lóngyǎn literally, dragon's eye] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  longan - tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or NepheliumDimocarpus longan, Euphorbia litchi, longanberry, lungen, Nephelium longanadragon's eye, longanberry - Asian fruit similar to litchifruit tree - tree bearing edible fruitDimocarpus, genus Dimocarpus - longan |
Translationslongan
Synonyms for longannoun tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nutsSynonyms- Dimocarpus longan
- Euphorbia litchi
- longanberry
- lungen
- Nephelium longana
Related Words- dragon's eye
- longanberry
- fruit tree
- Dimocarpus
- genus Dimocarpus
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