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1. (n.) longan
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. longan
the tree itself.
Etymology: (1725–35; < NL longanum < Chin lóngy&ahacek;n lit., dragon's eye)
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1. (noun) longan, lungen, longanberry, Dimocarpus longan, Euphorbia litchi, Nephelium longana
tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) longan
a pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan)
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