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ly·chee

(lē′chē) also li·tchi or li·chee (lē′chē)
n. pl. ly·chees also li·tchis or li·chees
1. An evergreen tree (Litchi chinensis) native to China, cultivated for its bright red fruits with sweet white pulp surrounding a large seed.
2. The fruit of this tree.
3. The dried fruit of this tree. Also called lychee nut.
[Mandarin lìzhī, from Middle Chinese liaj` tʂi : liaj`, lychee + tʂi, branch.]
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lychee

(ˌlaɪˈtʃiː)
n
(Plants) a variant spelling of litchi
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lychee


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A tropical fruit with a translucent flesh in a papery skin.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lychee - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seedlychee - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
leechee, lichi, litchee, litchi nut, litchi, lichee
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
lichee, litchi, Litchi chinensis, litchi tree, Nephelium litchi - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
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Translations
liči
litchi
litsi
litkatré; litkaplóma
ライチレイシ茘枝
Çin eriği

lychee

[ˌlaɪˈtʃiː] N → lichi m
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lychee

[laɪˈtʃiː ˈlaɪtʃiː] n (= fruit) → litchi m, letchi m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lychee

n → Litschi f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lychee

lichee [ˌlaɪˈtʃiː] n → litchi m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lychee,

lichee

(ˈlaitʃiː) , (ˈliː-) noun
(a Chinese tree bearing) a small round fruit with white juicy pulp.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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