lychee

World English Dictionary
litchi, lichee, lichi or lychee (ˌlaɪˈtʃiː)
 
n
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
 
[C16: from Cantonese lai chi]
 
lichee, lichee, lichi or lychee
 
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lichi, lichee, lichi or lychee
 
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lychee, lichee, lichi or lychee
 
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World English Dictionary
lychee (ˌlaɪˈtʃiː)
 
n
a variant spelling of litchi

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lychee

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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