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Tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts
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longan
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An evergreen tree, (taxlink Dimocarpus longan species noshow=1), of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China. 2 The fruit from the longan tree.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
longanberry \longanberry\ n. A tree ( Dimocarpus longan ) of Southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet translucent-fleshed edible fruit (the longan ) resembling litchi nuts; -- it is sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium . ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium [syn: lungen , longanberry , Dimocarpus longan , Euphoria litchi , Nephelium longana ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dimocarpus longan , commonly known as the longan ( UK : ; US : ), is a tropical tree that produces edible fruit. It is one of the better-known tropical members of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) , to which the lychee also belongs. It is native to Southern ...
Usage examples of longan.
It was caught suspended head downwards on a cluster of the round fruit of the longan tree.
For too longan instant or an eternityhe lay stunned as a growing wind shook the trees and the guivre chirped restlessly, tail thrashing in the brush.
She sliced a cinnamon apple, arranged it on a plate with the longan and two bananas sliced lengthwise.