Tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts

• Sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium
• Asian fruit similar to litchi

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Longan \Lon"gan\, n. (Bot.) A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian longanberry ( Nephelium Longan ).

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: longan , lungen , Dimocarpus longan , Euphoria litchi , Nephelium longana ] Asian fruit similar ...