1. A tropical Asian fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing sweet translucent pulp and a single seed
   "He like to snack on a fresh lichee";
   - litchi, litchi nut, lichi [rare], leechee [rare], lychee
    
2. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
   "Fresh lichees are prized for their sweet translucent flesh";
   - litchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi

Derived forms: lichees

Type of: edible fruit, fruit tree

Part of: genus Litchi

Encyclopedia: Lichee