[syn: longanberry, dragon's eye]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Longan \Lon"gan\, n. (Bot.)
A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an
evergreen East Indian longanberry (Nephelium Longan).
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
Syn: longan, lungen, Dimocarpus longan, Euphoria litchi,
Nephelium longana.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Asian fruit similar to litchi.
Syn: dragon's eye.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
longanberry
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for
its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes
placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium [syn: longan,
lungen, longanberry, Dimocarpus longan, Euphorbia
litchi, Nephelium longana]
2: Asian fruit similar to litchi [syn: longanberry, dragon's
eye]