litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee
(noun) Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi
(noun) Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
litchi (plural litchis)
synonym of lychee
• lithic
Source: Wiktionary
Li"tchi`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
