litchi

/ˈlitʃi/

Other forms: litchis

Definitions of litchi

1. noun

   Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
   synonyms: Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi, lichee, litchi tree

   type of:

   fruit tree

   tree bearing edible fruit
2. noun

   Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
   synonyms: leechee, lichee, lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee

   type of:

   edible fruit

   edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh