a Chinese sapindaceous tree, Litchi chinensis, cultivated for its round edible fruits the fruit of this tree, which has a whitish juicy edible aril
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li•tchi /ˈlitʃi/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -tchis.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Plant Biologythe 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.
- Plant Biology[countable] the tree itself.
li•tchi
(lē′chē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tchis.
- Plant Biologythe 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.
- Plant Biologythe tree itself.
- Chinese lìzhi (lì scallion + zhī branch)
- Neo-Latin
- 1580–90
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