Definition of Dimocarpus longan

1. Noun. Tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium.

Exact synonyms: Euphorbia Litchi, Longan, Longanberry, Lungen, Nephelium Longana
Terms within: Dragon's Eye, Longanberry
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Group relationships: Dimocarpus, Genus Dimocarpus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dimocarpus Longan

Dilleniaceae
Dilleniidae
Dillon
Diltheyan
Diluvialist
Diluvialists
Dima
Dime
Dimetane
Dimetapp
Dimitra
Dimitris
Dimitrovgrad
Dimmer's keratitis
Dimocarpus
Dimocarpus longan
Dimorphotheca
Din Land
Dina
Dinah
Dinajpur District
Dinarization
Dindymene
Dinesen
Dingle
Dinka
Dino Paul Crocetti
Dinocerata
Dinoflagellata
Dinornis giganteus

Literary usage of Dimocarpus longan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bulungan Ethnobiology Handbook: A Field Manual for Biological and Social ...by Rajindra K. Puri by Rajindra K. Puri (2001)
"Genus Species 138 Citrus reticulata Blanco 139 dimocarpus longan Lour, subsp. mates/anus var. ... 140 dimocarpus longan Lour, ..."

2. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"Botanical synonyms of Euphoria Longana are Nephelium Longana, Cambess., and dimocarpus longan, Lour. In southern California and in southern Florida, ..."

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