1. An Asian evergreen tree (Euphoria longan) having yellowish-brown drupes with white, juicy, edible flesh.
2. The fruit of this plant.

[New Latin longan, specific epithet, from Chinese (Mandarin) lóng yѡn : lóng, dragon + yѡn, eye.]

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