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litchi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun litchi has 2 senses
- litchi(n = noun.plant) lichee, litchi chinensis, litchi tree, nephelium litchi - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium; Array has parts: leechee, lichee, lichi, litchee, litchi, litchi nut, lychee
- litchi(n = noun.food) leechee, lichee, lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried; Array is a kind of edible fruit
is a kind of fruit tree
is a member of genus litchi
is a part of lichee, litchi, litchi chinensis, litchi tree, nephelium litchi
CIDE DICTIONARY
litchi, n.
- 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. [1913 Webster] - 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.]
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