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lichee

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li⋅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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li·chee   (lē'chē)   
n.  Variant of litchi.
li·tchi also li·chee or ly·chee   (lē'chē)   
n.   pl. li·tchis also li·chees or ly·chees

  1. A Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) that bears bright red fruits, each of which has a large single seed with a white, fleshy, edible aril.

  2. The nutlike fruit of this tree. Also called litchi nut.


[Chinese (Mandarin) lì zhī : lì, litchi + zhī, twig.]
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