Longan

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Dimocarpus longan

Synonyms:
Long Yan Rou, Dragon Eye
Related Terms:
Categories: Food, Medicinal Plant, Oil, Powder, Tea, Tincture, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Longan (Wiktionary)

English

Alternative forms

  • lungan

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally, “dragon's eye”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒŋɡən/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋɡən/

Noun

longan (plural longans)

  1. An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
  2. The fruit from the longan tree.

Synonyms

  • dragon's eye

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