longan
longan
Definition
longan (läŋ′gən)
noun
- an Asiatic tree (Euphoria longana) of the soapberry family, bearing an edible fruit resembling a small litchi
- this fruit
Etymology: Cantonese long-yan, lit., dragon's eye: in allusion to the white pulp of the fresh fruit surrounding a single seed
Browse dictionary entries near longan
- long-winded
- long wavelength band
- long wavelength
- long wave
- long-waisted
- long underwear
- long ton
- long the basis
- long-term liability
- long-term gain
- longanimity
- longboat
- longbow
- longcloth
- longe
- longeron
- longevity
- longevous
- Longfellow
- Longford
