Lychee - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Lychee : (noun)

1: Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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">lite. See -{lith.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Lychee : \Ly"chee`\, n. (Bot.) See Litchi.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)