litchi
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Noun (2)
- Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus NepheliumSynonyms: licheelitchi treeLitchi chinensisNephelium litchiType of fruit treeParts litchi nut, litcheeMember of genus Litchi
- Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often driedSynonyms: litchi nutlitcheelichileecheelicheelycheeType of edible fruitPart of lichee, litchi tree
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Li′tchi′ (lē′chē′), noun
Botany The fruit of a tree native to China (Nephelium Litchi). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form. [Written also lichi, and lychee.]
2. Botany A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn. Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement