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Definition of 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.
Terms within: Dragon's Eye, Longanberry
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Group relationships: Dimocarpus, Genus Dimocarpus
Definition of Longan
1. n. A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan).
Definition of Longan
1. Noun. An evergreen tree, scientific name ''Dimocarpus longan'', of the ''Sapindaceae'' family, native to southern China. ¹
2. Noun. The fruit from the longan tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Longan
1. the edible fruit of a Chinese tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Longan
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Longan
Literary usage of Longan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States by John William Wallace, United States Supreme Court (1901)
"longan. 1. The assignment of a negotiable note before its maturity, ... On the
5th of March, 1867, the appellee, Mahala longan, and Jesse ..."
2. A Description and History of Vegetable Substances, Used in the Arts, and in (1830)
"The litchi was introduced into this country by the celebrated Warren Hastings,
Esq., in 1786: the longan had been introduced before. ..."
3. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"McLean's, Dudhia, China, and Rose are other varietal names which appear in the
lists of Indian nurserymen. THE longan (Euphoria longana, Lam. ..."
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