3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lichi \Li"chi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), n. (Bot.) See {Litchi}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Litchi \Li"tchi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), 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}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) 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.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: lichi n : Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi}, {litchi nut}, {litchee}, {leechee}, {lichee}, {lychee}]
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