lichi

3 definitions found

lichi - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lichi \Li"chi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), n. (Bot.)
     See Litchi.
     [1913 Webster]

  Litchi \Li"tchi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), n. (Bot.)
     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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees
        consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn.
        Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

lichi - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lichi
      n 1: 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]