longan Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
Euphorbia litchi; Nephelium longana; lungen; longanberry; Dimocarpus longan.
WordNet
Lon"gan noun
Definitions
(Bot.) A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree ( Nephelium Longan ).
