litchi nut

2 definitions found

litchi nut - 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]

litchi nut - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  litchi nut
      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]