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Noun: lichee  'lI,chee or 'lee,chee
  1. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
    - litchi, 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
    - litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lychee

Derived forms: lichees

Type of: edible fruit, fruit tree

Part of: genus Litchi

Encyclopedia: Lichee