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 Definitions of longan  [ˈlɒŋ gən]  

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Definition of 'longan' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'longan' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definition of 'longan' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) longan
a pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan)



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