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litchi
li·tchi also li·chee L0153100 (lē′chē)n. Variants of lychee.litchi (ˌlaɪˈtʃiː) , lichee , lichi or lycheen1. (Plants) a Chinese sapindaceous tree, Litchi chinensis, cultivated for its round edible fruits2. (Plants) the fruit of this tree, which has a whitish juicy edible aril[C16: from Cantonese lai chi]li•tchi li•chee (ˈli tʃi) n., pl. -tchis or -chees. 1. the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed. 2. the tree itself. [1580–90; < New Latin < Chinese lìzhi (lì scallion + zhī branch)] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | litchi - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nepheliumlichee, Litchi chinensis, litchi tree, Nephelium litchileechee, lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee, litchi, lichee - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often driedfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruitgenus Litchi - Chinese trees | | 2. | litchi - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often driedlichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee, leechee, licheeedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshlichee, litchi, Litchi chinensis, litchi tree, Nephelium litchi - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium |
litchi
litchi (lē`chē), Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) of the family Sapindaceae (soapberrysoapberry, common name for the plant family Sapindaceae, a primarily tropical family of trees, shrubs, lianas, and herbaceous climbers, as well as a genus, Sapindus, in that family found in Asia and the Americas. The soapberry family includes the litchi. ..... Click the link for more information. family), having a small, aromatic, pulpy fruit in a thin, rough shell. It is the best-known Chinese fruit and a favorite with the Chinese, who use it fresh, dried, or preserved. In commerce it is usually seen dried, in which form it appears as a nut with a raisinlike center. The juicy pulp is also canned. The tree is now grown in other warm countries and to some extent in the United States in S Florida and California. Among variant spellings are leechee, lichee, and lychee. Litchis are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Sapindaceae.litchi[′lī‚chē] (botany) lychee litchi, lichee, lichi, lychee1. a Chinese sapindaceous tree, Litchi chinensis, cultivated for its round edible fruits 2. the fruit of this tree, which has a whitish juicy edible aril litchi
Synonyms for litchinoun Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruitSynonyms- lichee
- Litchi chinensis
- litchi tree
- Nephelium litchi
Related Words- leechee
- lichi
- litchee
- litchi nut
- lychee
- litchi
- lichee
- fruit tree
- genus Litchi
noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seedSynonyms- lichi
- litchee
- litchi nut
- lychee
- leechee
- lichee
Related Words- edible fruit
- lichee
- litchi
- Litchi chinensis
- litchi tree
- Nephelium litchi
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