Litchi

2 definitions found

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]:

  litchi
       n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
            for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus
            Nephelium [syn: {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi
            chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]
       2: Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet
          jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi
          nut}, {litchee}, {lichi}, {leechee}, {lichee}, {lychee}]