litchi

views updated May 23 2018

li·tchi / ˈlēchē/ (also lychee or lichee) • n. 1. a small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large central stone, and a thin rough skin. Also called litchi nut when dried. 2. the Chinese tree (Nephelium litchi, or Litchi chinensis) of the soapberry family that bears this fruit.

Litchi

views updated May 14 2018

Litchi (lichi, lychee; family Sapindaceae) A monotypic genus of small trees, closely related to Nephelium and producing a similar edible arillate fruit, but in which the pericarp is smooth. They are native to China and the mountains of western Malesia and cultivated in warm temperate climates.

litchi

views updated Jun 11 2018

litchi, lichi, lychee Chinese fruit. XVI (lechia, lichea). — Chinese, li-tchi.

litchi

views updated May 17 2018

litchi See lychee.