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noun

lichee n.

A Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) cultivated especially in the Philippines and India for its edible fruit, the litchi nut; sometimes placed in the genus Nephelium.

Synonyms: litchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi.

A Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.

Synonyms: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lychee.

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Etymology of 'Lichee'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Lichee" Quotes from Famous Books

... more weird and fairylike, for the scarlet, orange, and blue lanterns began to gleam one by one in the narrow doorways, and from the shadowy corners of the rooms behind them. In every shop were tables laden with Chinese delicacies,—fish, flesh, fowl, tea, rice, whisky, lichee nuts, preserved limes, ginger, and other sweetmeats; all of which, when not proffered, could be easily purloined, for there was no spirit of parsimony or hostility afloat in the air. In cubby-holes back ...

— Marm Lisa • Kate Douglas Wiggin

Words linked to "Lichee" : lychee, leechee, litchi, lichi, genus Litchi, Nephelium litchi, litchi tree, edible fruit, litchi nut, litchee, fruit tree, Litchi chinensis