LONGAN


Meaning of LONGAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlȯŋ-gən, -ən ]

noun

Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) lóngyǎn, 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

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