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