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longan definition

longan (läŋ′gən)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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