Meaning of LITCHI
| Pronunciation: | | 'leechee
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- [n] Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
- [n] Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
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| | Synonyms: | | leechee, lichee, lichee, lichi, litchee, Litchi chinensis, litchi nut, litchi tree, lychee, Nephelium litchi |
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| | See Also: | | edible fruit, fruit tree, genus Litchi, leechee, lichi, litchee, litchi, litchi, Litchi chinensis, litchi nut, litchi tree, lychee, Nephelium litchi | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Li"tchi`\, 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}.] --
{lite}. See -{lith}.
\Li"tchi`\, n. (Bot.)
A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a
single species ({Litchi Chinensis}, syn. {Nephelium Litchi})
which bears the litchi nut.
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