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long tin
Long Tom
long ton
long vacation
long view
long wave
long weekend
long-winded
longan
longbill spearfish
longboat
longbody
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longe
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longevity
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longan

lon·gan [ láwng gən ] (plural lon·gans) or lun·gan [ lúng gən ] (plural lun·gans)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fruit: a small juicy fruit with a yellowish brown exterior, white juicy flesh, and a large black seed

2. evergreen tree: an evergreen tree that produces longans. Native to: tropical and subtropical Asia.  Latin name Euphoria longan.

[Mid-18th century. < Chinese lóngyan "dragon's eye"]
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