litchi

noun

1. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium

   noun.plant

   Synonyms lichee litchi chinensis litchi tree nephelium litchi

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

   noun.food

   Synonyms leechee lichee lichi litchee litchi nut lychee

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. The fruit of a tree native to China (<i>Nephelium Litchi</i>). 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913

4. A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (<i>Litchi Chinensis</i>, syn. <i>Nephelium Litchi</i>) which bears the litchi nut.

   noun

   Source: webster1913