lichee

2 definitions found

lichee - 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]

lichee - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]