litchi

n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India

for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus

Nephelium [syn: {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi

chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]

2: Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet

jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi

nut}, {litchee}, {lichi}, {leechee}, {lichee}, {lychee}]