lichee

li·chee  (lch)

n.

Variant of litchi.

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lichee [ˌlaɪˈtʃiː]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variant spelling of litchi

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li•tchi li•chee (ˈli tʃi)

n., pl. -tchis or -chees.

1. the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.

2. the tree itself.

[1580–90; < New Latin < Chinese lìzhi (lì scallion + zhī branch)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lichee - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium litchi, Litchi chinensis, litchi tree, Nephelium litchi leechee, lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee, litchi, lichee - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit genus Litchi - Chinese trees
	2.	lichee - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried leechee, lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee, litchi edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh lichee, litchi, Litchi chinensis, litchi tree, Nephelium litchi - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium