lychee

/litʃi/

/ˈlaɪtʃi/

Other forms: lychees

A lychee is a small, sweet fruit with a tough skin. Lychee trees are native to southeastern China, and the fruit is common in India and southeast Asia.

You have to peel the thick rind off a lychee to get to the soft, fragrant fruit inside. Some people describe the delicate flavor as resembling a grape crossed with a rose. Lychee trees are evergreen, with clusters of sweet-smelling flowers. Lychees are most often eaten raw, or made into desserts and drinks. Lychee, sometimes spelled litchi, comes from the Chinese lìzhī.

Definitions of lychee

1. 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, litchi nut

   type of:

   edible fruit

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