longan

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of longan in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Muşmulaya benzer bir meyve

English - English

Definition of longan in English English dictionary

An evergreen tree, scientific name Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China

The fruit from the longan tree

A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan)

tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium

dimocarpus

Related Terms

longans

plural of longan

Hyphenation

lon·gan

Turkish pronunciation

länggın

Pronunciation

/ˈläɴɢgən/ /ˈlɑːŋɡən/

Etymology

[ 'lo[ng]-g&n, -&n ] (noun.) 1732. From Sinitic trad. 龍眼, simpl. 龙眼 (Cantonese lung4 ngaan5, Mandarin lóngyǎn; literally, “dragon's eye”).