English > lychee: 1 sense > noun 1, foodMeaning | Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried. |
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Synonyms | litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee |
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Part of | litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi | Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit |
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Broader | edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
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Spanish | lichi, litchee, litchi chinensis |
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Catalan | litxi |
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