[syn: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
lichee \lichee\ n.
1. A Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) cultivated especially
in the Philippines and India for its edible fruit, the
litchi nut; sometimes placed in the genus Nephelium.
Syn: litchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium
litchi.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a
sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.
Syn: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lychee.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lichee
n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
[syn: litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi
chinensis, Nephelium litchi]
2: Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet
jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: litchi,
litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee,
lychee]