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litchi |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Litchi \Li"tchi`\, n. (Bot.) The fruit of a tree native to China ({Nephelium Litchi}). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form [Written also {lichi}, and {lychee}.] -- {lite}. See -{lith}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Litchi \Li"tchi`\, n. (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species ({Litchi Chinensis}, syn. {Nephelium Litchi}) which bears the litchi nut. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: litchi n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium [syn: {lichee}, {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 [syn: {litchi nut}, {litchee}, {lichi}, {leechee}, {lichee}, {lychee}]
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