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longan

(läŋ′gən)

noun

an Asiatic tree (Euphoria longana) of the soapberry family, bearing an edible fruit resembling a small litchi
this fruit

Origin: Cantonese long-yan, lit., dragon's eye: in allusion to the white pulp of the fresh fruit surrounding a single seed

See longan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An Asian evergreen tree (Euphoria longan) having yellowish-brown drupes with white, juicy, edible flesh.
The fruit of this plant.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin longan, specific epithet

Origin: , from Chinese (Mandarin) lóng yǎn

Origin: : lóng, dragon

Origin: + yǎn, eye

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