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