lichi

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lichi / ˌlaɪˈtʃiː/ noun

1. a variant spelling of litchi

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li•tchi /ˈlitʃi/   n., pl. -tchis. 

1. Plant Biology the fruit of a Chinese tree made up of a thin, brittle shell around a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed:
   [uncountable] some sweet litchi.
   [countable] Bring back four litchis.
2. Plant Biology [countable] the tree itself.

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li•tchi  (lē′chē), n., pl. -tchis. 

1. Plant Biology the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
2. Plant Biology the tree itself.

Also, leechee, lichee. 

• Chinese lìzhi (lì scallion + zhī branch)
• Neo-Latin
• 1580–90

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litchi, lichee, lichi, lychee / ˌlaɪˈtʃiː/ noun

1. a Chinese sapindaceous tree, Litchi chinensis, cultivated for its round edible fruits
2. the fruit of this tree, which has a whitish juicy edible aril

Etymology: 16th Century: from Cantonese lai chi