n.
Pronunciation: ' lo ̇ ŋ -g ə n, - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) lóngy ǎ n, literally, dragon's eye
Date: 1732
1 : a pulpy fruit related to the lychee and produced by a southeast Asian evergreen tree ( Euphoria longan syn. Dimocarpus longan ) of the soapberry family
2 : a tree that bears the longan