- longan
- lon·gan
English syllables. 2014.
longan
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Longan — Baum Longanfrüchte in einem Fruchtstand am Longanbaum Systematik Eurosiden II Ordnung: Seifenbaumartig … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
Longan — Longan, Longanpflaume, s. Nephelium … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
longan — [läŋ′gən] n. [Cantonese long yan, lit., dragon s eye: in allusion to the white pulp of the fresh fruit surrounding a single seed] 1. an Asiatic tree (Euphoria longana) of the soapberry family, bearing an edible fruit resembling a small litchi 2.… … English World dictionary
Longan — For other uses, see Long an (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Loganberry. Longan Dimocarpus longan … Wikipedia
longan — tikrasis longanas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sapindinių šeimos maistinis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Dimocarpus longan), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje. Naudojamas gėrimams gaminti. atitikmenys: lot. Dimocarpus longan; Euphoria longan;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
longan — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
longan — noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) lóngyaˇn, literally, dragon s eye Date: 1732 1. a pulpy fruit related to the lychee and produced by a southeast Asian evergreen tree (Euphoria longan syn. Dimocarpus longan) of the soapberry family 2. a tree that … New Collegiate Dictionary
longan — noun a) An evergreen tree, scientific name Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China. b) The fruit from the longan tree … Wiktionary
longan — /long geuhn/, n. 1. the small, one seeded, greenish brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi. 2. the tree itself. Also, lungan. [1725 35; < NL longanum < Chin… … Universalium
longan — [ lɒŋg(ə)n] noun an edible juicy fruit from a SE Asian plant (Dimocarpus longan) related to the lychee. Origin C18: from Chin. lóngyǎn, lit. dragon s eye … English new terms dictionary
