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Litchi

Litchi Meaning & Definition
Litchi Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Litchi?

[n] Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
[n] Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium

Synonyms | Synonyms for Litchi: leechee | lichee | lichee | lichi | litchee | Litchi chinensis | litchi nut | litchi tree | lychee | Nephelium litchi

Related Terms | Find terms related to Litchi:

See Also | edible fruit | fruit tree | genus Litchi | leechee | lichi | litchee | litchi | litchi | Litchi chinensis | litchi nut | litchi tree | lychee | Nephelium litchi

Litchi In Webster's Dictionary

\Li"tchi`\, 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}.] -- {lite}. See -{lith}.
\Li"tchi`\, n. (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species ({Litchi Chinensis}, syn. {Nephelium Litchi}) which bears the litchi nut.

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