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leechee

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lee⋅chee

  [lee-chee]
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–noun
litchi.

li⋅tchi

  [lee-chee]
–noun, plural -tchis.
1. 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. the tree itself.
Also, leechee, lichee.

Origin:
1580–90; < NL < Chin lìzhi (lì scallion + zhī branch)
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leechee

noun
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: litchi] 
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