HyperDic: lichee

English > 2 senses of the word lichee:
NOUNplantlichee, litchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchiChinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit
foodlichee, litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lycheeChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed
English > lichee: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningChinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium.
Synonymslitchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi
Member ofgenus LitchiChinese trees
Partslitchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lycheeChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed
Broaderfruit treeTree bearing edible fruit
SpanishNephelium litchi
Catalanlitxi
English > lichee: 2 senses > noun 2, food
MeaningChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.
Synonymslitchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lychee
Part oflitchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchiChinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit
Broaderedible fruitedible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Spanishlichi, litchee, litchi chinensis
Catalanlitxi

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