 litchi |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium | |
| Synonyms: | litchi_tree Litchi_chinensis Nephelium_litchi lichee | |
| Related terms: | fruit_tree genus_Litchi | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,Chinese,food) Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried | |
| Synonyms: | litchee lichi leechee lichee lychee litchi_nut | |
| Related terms: | edible_fruit | |
| Similar spelling: |
lithic litchee Litts Lietz Leitch |
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