litchi

li·tchi also li·chee or ly·chee  (lch)

n. pl. li·tchis also li·chees or ly·chees

1. A Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) that bears bright red fruits, each of which has a large single seed with a white, fleshy, edible aril.

2. The nutlike fruit of this tree. Also called litchi nut.

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[Chinese (Mandarin) lì zh : lì, litchi + zh, twig.]

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litchi, lichee, lichi, lychee [ˌlaɪˈtʃiː]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Chinese sapindaceous tree, Litchi chinensis, cultivated for its round edible fruits

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this tree, which has a whitish juicy edible aril

[from Cantonese lai chi]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	litchi - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium lichee, 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.	litchi - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee, leechee, lichee 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