Main Entry: lon·gan

Pronunciation: \ˈlȯŋ-gən, -ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) lóngyǎn, 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 bears the longan