litchi

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litchi - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]

litchi - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  litchi
      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]