LYCHEE

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lychee (plural lychees)

The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.

That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril.

A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red).

Anagrams

• leechy

Source: Wiktionary


Ly"chee`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: See Litchi.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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