| NOUN | plant | Nephelium litchi, litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis | Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit |
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| Meaning | Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium. | |
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| Synonyms | litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis | |
| Member of | genus Litchi | Chinese trees |
| Parts | litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee | Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed |
| Broader | fruit tree | Tree bearing edible fruit |
| Spanish | Nephelium litchi | |
| Catalan | litxi | |
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