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LONGYEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Culture of Fruit Trees
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lungan
1, record 1, English, lungan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- longan 2, record 1, English, longan
correct
- longyen 3, record 1, English, longyen
correct
- dragon’s eye 2, record 1, English, dragon%26rsquo%3Bs%20eye
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small juicy fruit with a yellowish brown exterior, white juicy flesh, and a large black seed. 4, record 1, English, - lungan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Closely allied to the glamorous lychee, in the family Sapindaceae, the longan, or lungan, also known as dragon's eye or eyeball, and as mamonchillo chino in Cuba, has been referred to as the "little brother of the lychee," or li-chihnu, "slave of the lychee." ... The longan is less important to the Chinese as an edible fruit, more widely used than the lychee in Oriental medicine. 5, record 1, English, - lungan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
From Chinese lóngyan, literally "dragon's eye" (which the fruit is thought to resemble). 4, record 1, English, - lungan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Arboriculture fruitière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- longane
1, record 1, French, longane
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lungyen 2, record 1, French, lungyen
correct, masculine noun
- longan 3, record 1, French, longan
correct, masculine noun
- œil-de-dragon 3, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Bil%2Dde%2Ddragon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le longane est un fruit rond qui se rapproche du litchi; en effet leur chair se ressemble en apparence et en saveur. 3, record 1, French, - longane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les longanes sont importés de Taiwan et d'autres pays d'Asie et sont maintenant cultivés à petite échelle en Floride et en Californie. 4, record 1, French, - longane
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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