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Definition of Longans
1. longan [n] - See also: longan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Longans
Literary usage of Longans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"longans. [CHINESE NAME, "Long an."] The longan (Euphoria longan) is a near relative
... There are several varieties of longans, differing in size of fruit, ..."
2. Pacific States Reports by California Supreme Court, Idaho Supreme Court, Kansas Supreme Court, Montana Supreme Court, Nevada Supreme Court, Oregon Supreme Court, Utah Supreme Court, Washington (State). Supreme Court (1906)
"... unless ;the longans should take a portion thereof to the mountains, and in
that event, the longans would pay to Williams & Miller the market price ..."
3. The Lychee and Lungan by George Weidman Groff (1921)
"This report contains a handsome drawing of a bearing twig of these longans.
It states that these fruits, natives of the southern part of China, ..."
4. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"There are several varieties of longans, differing in size of fruit, productivity,
and size of kernel. Their northern limit of growing seems to be, ..."
5. Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah by Howard Stansbury (1852)
"In fact, no Government expedition, since the days of Major longans visit to the
Missouri, has ever presented such important additions to Natural History. ..."
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