lichee

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li·chee

L0153100 (lē′chē)n. Variant of litchi.

lichee

(ˌlaɪˈtʃiː) n (Plants) a variant spelling of litchi

li•tchi

li•chee

(ˈli tʃi)

n., pl. -tchis or -chees. 1. the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed. 2. the tree itself. [1580–90; < New Latin < Chinese lìzhi (lì scallion + zhī branch)]

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Noun	1.	lichee - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nepheliumlitchi, Litchi chinensis, litchi tree, Nephelium litchileechee, lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee, litchi, lichee - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often driedfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruitgenus Litchi - Chinese trees
	2.	lichee - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often driedleechee, lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee, litchiedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshlichee, litchi, Litchi chinensis, litchi tree, Nephelium litchi - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium

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荔枝

lychee,

lichee

(ˈlaitʃiː) , (ˈliː-) noun (a Chinese tree bearing) a small round fruit with white juicy pulp. 荔枝

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noun Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit

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noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed

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