Definitions for longans

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longans lon·gan

Spelling: [long-guh n]

IPA: /ˈlɒŋ gən/

Longans is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 130 anagrams from letters in longans (aglnnos).

Definitions for longans

noun

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.

Origin of longans

1725-35; New Latin longanum Chinese lóngyǎn literally, dragon's eye

Examples for longans

It was caught suspended head downwards on a cluster of the round fruit of the longan tree.

It was caught suspended, head downwards, on a cluster of the fruit of the longan tree (Nephelium longanum).