lycheen.

Brit.

/lʌɪˈtʃiː/,

/ˈlʌɪtʃiː/,

/ˈliːtʃiː/,

/ˈlɪtʃiː/, U.S.

/ˈlitʃi/

Forms: 1500s lechia, lechya, 1600s lichea, 1700s letchee, 1700s–1800s lichee, 1800s lé ché, leecha, leeche, leechee, li-chee, lichi, li-chi, lychee, ? lychus, 1700s– litchi.

Etymology: < Chinese li-chi. First used as a generic name in P. Sonnerat Voyage aux Indes Orientales (1782) III. 255. N.E.D. (1903) enters this under the headword litchi and gives only the pronunciation (lītʃī) /ˈliːtʃiː/.

The fruit of an evergreen tree, Litchi chinensis, of the family Sapindaceæ, native to southern China but widely cultivated in tropical countries elsewhere; the fruit is a large berry with a rough, brown skin and sweet, white flesh, which is eaten fresh or preserved.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun]

tamarind1539

zizypha1546

guava1555

tuna1555

turpentine1562

mango1582

mammee1587

durian1588

lychee1588

sapota1589

fritter1591

mangosteen1598

custard apple1648

longan1655

mammee sapota1657

mammee apple1683

breadfruit1697

coco-plum1699

rambutan1707

pawpaw1709

locust bean1731

sapodilla1750

cherimoya1758

wild lime1767

Otaheite apple1777

narra1779

langsat1783

rose apple1790

cinnamon apple1796

sapota plum1797

bhindi1809

salak1820

gingerbread plum1824

geebung1827

loquat1829

sapodilla plum1830

sage-apple1832

kangaroo-apple1834

karaka-fruit1834

quandong1836

mombin1837

terap1839

zapote1842

tamarind plum1846

prairie pea1848

Barbados-cherry1858

kei-apple1859

Natal plum1859

bullock's heart1866

guava-apple1866

Sierra Leone peach1866

Turkey fig1866

marula1877

scarlet banana1885

Suriname cherry1895

feijoa1898

pear apple1898

ume1918

pepino1922

Chinese gooseberry1925

num-num1926

acerola1954

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of Asia

durian1588

lychee1588

mangosteen1598

prickly melon1640

longan1655

rambutan1707

jambu1727

Otaheite apple1777

langsat1783

rambai1811

loquat1829

wampee1830

1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China iii. 6 They haue a kinde of plummes that they doo call Lechias.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. ii. 24 The Lichea..'tis as big as a small Pear, somewhat long shaped, of a reddish colour.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xlvi. 156 Delicious Fruits, such as..Rambostans, Letchees, and Dureans.

1776 Ann. Reg. 1775 ii. 33 Among those plants are the lichees, a very fine fruit of China of several sorts.

1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 10 June in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. iv. 81 Of the fruits which this season offers, the finest are leeches and mangoes.

1841 T. B. Macaulay Warren Hastings in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 252 He tried also to naturalize in Worcestershire the delicious leechee.

1878 P. Robinson In my Indian Garden 49 The lichi hiding under a shell of ruddy brown its globes of translucent and delicately fragrant flesh.

1887 Standard 16 Sept. 5/3 The litchi and the longan.

1908 Daily Chron. 12 Nov. 3/4 Lychees, pine-apples, pears, cranberries, dates, figs, medlars and mangos swell the number of fruits.

1933 Punch 9 Aug. 142/2 We never dreamed that it [sc. tinned fruit] would appear..in such dazzling variety..from loquats to li-chees.

1938 Nature 14 May 866/2 The litchi has arrived in much larger quantities lately and been much appreciated.

1953 R. Campbell Mamba's Precipice 137 Monkeys lived on the beautiful lychees and loquats.

1965 Listener 1 July 23/2 You'd never know, looking at me, I had..eaten lychees in a town called Reading.

1969 S. G. Harrison et al. Oxf. Bk. Food Plants 104/1 Litchis are most usually eaten fresh, but are also sometimes canned for export or preserved in syrup.

1972 A. F. Simmons Growing Unusual Fruit 175 The litchee can..be grown in Britain in a large green-house.

attributive.1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 707 The delicious ‘litchi-nuts’.1879 M. Stokes Indian Fairy Tales xv. 91 Here are a hundred and sixty lichi fruits for you.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lychee
释义	lycheen. Brit. /lʌɪˈtʃiː/, /ˈlʌɪtʃiː/, /ˈliːtʃiː/, /ˈlɪtʃiː/, U.S. /ˈlitʃi/ Forms: 1500s lechia, lechya, 1600s lichea, 1700s letchee, 1700s–1800s lichee, 1800s lé ché, leecha, leeche, leechee, li-chee, lichi, li-chi, lychee, ? lychus, 1700s– litchi. Etymology: < Chinese li-chi. First used as a generic name in P. Sonnerat Voyage aux Indes Orientales (1782) III. 255. N.E.D. (1903) enters this under the headword litchi and gives only the pronunciation (lītʃī) /ˈliːtʃiː/. The fruit of an evergreen tree, Litchi chinensis, of the family Sapindaceæ, native to southern China but widely cultivated in tropical countries elsewhere; the fruit is a large berry with a rough, brown skin and sweet, white flesh, which is eaten fresh or preserved. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun] tamarind1539 zizypha1546 guava1555 tuna1555 turpentine1562 mango1582 mammee1587 durian1588 lychee1588 sapota1589 fritter1591 mangosteen1598 custard apple1648 longan1655 mammee sapota1657 mammee apple1683 breadfruit1697 coco-plum1699 rambutan1707 pawpaw1709 locust bean1731 sapodilla1750 cherimoya1758 wild lime1767 Otaheite apple1777 narra1779 langsat1783 rose apple1790 cinnamon apple1796 sapota plum1797 bhindi1809 salak1820 gingerbread plum1824 geebung1827 loquat1829 sapodilla plum1830 sage-apple1832 kangaroo-apple1834 karaka-fruit1834 quandong1836 mombin1837 terap1839 zapote1842 tamarind plum1846 prairie pea1848 Barbados-cherry1858 kei-apple1859 Natal plum1859 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 Sierra Leone peach1866 Turkey fig1866 marula1877 scarlet banana1885 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 pear apple1898 ume1918 pepino1922 Chinese gooseberry1925 num-num1926 acerola1954 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of Asia durian1588 lychee1588 mangosteen1598 prickly melon1640 longan1655 rambutan1707 jambu1727 Otaheite apple1777 langsat1783 rambai1811 loquat1829 wampee1830 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China iii. 6 They haue a kinde of plummes that they doo call Lechias. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. ii. 24 The Lichea..'tis as big as a small Pear, somewhat long shaped, of a reddish colour. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xlvi. 156 Delicious Fruits, such as..Rambostans, Letchees, and Dureans. 1776 Ann. Reg. 1775 ii. 33 Among those plants are the lichees, a very fine fruit of China of several sorts. 1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 10 June in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. iv. 81 Of the fruits which this season offers, the finest are leeches and mangoes. 1841 T. B. Macaulay Warren Hastings in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 252 He tried also to naturalize in Worcestershire the delicious leechee. 1878 P. Robinson In my Indian Garden 49 The lichi hiding under a shell of ruddy brown its globes of translucent and delicately fragrant flesh. 1887 Standard 16 Sept. 5/3 The litchi and the longan. 1908 Daily Chron. 12 Nov. 3/4 Lychees, pine-apples, pears, cranberries, dates, figs, medlars and mangos swell the number of fruits. 1933 Punch 9 Aug. 142/2 We never dreamed that it [sc. tinned fruit] would appear..in such dazzling variety..from loquats to li-chees. 1938 Nature 14 May 866/2 The litchi has arrived in much larger quantities lately and been much appreciated. 1953 R. Campbell Mamba's Precipice 137 Monkeys lived on the beautiful lychees and loquats. 1965 Listener 1 July 23/2 You'd never know, looking at me, I had..eaten lychees in a town called Reading. 1969 S. G. Harrison et al. Oxf. Bk. Food Plants 104/1 Litchis are most usually eaten fresh, but are also sometimes canned for export or preserved in syrup. 1972 A. F. Simmons Growing Unusual Fruit 175 The litchee can..be grown in Britain in a large green-house. attributive.1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 707 The delicious ‘litchi-nuts’.1879 M. Stokes Indian Fairy Tales xv. 91 Here are a hundred and sixty lichi fruits for you. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1588
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