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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)

(Plants) a variant spelling of litchi

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lychee

A tropical fruit with a translucent flesh in a papery skin.

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Noun

lychee - 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

Translations

liči

litchi

Litschi

litsi

litchi

litkatré; litkaplóma

ライチレイシ茘枝

litchi

личи

Çin eriği

荔枝

lychee

[ˌlaɪˈtʃiː] N → lichi m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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.

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The absence of proper packing and storage facilities in areas means lychees cannot be exported and are instead sold at the roadside, he said.

Despite a good harvest, lychee farmers uncertain about future

The cause of this brain disease is the toxins found in lychees. The children who got affected spent most of their day eating lychees in the nearby gardens.

Avoid eating of Lychee

Summary: Patna (Bihar) [India], Jun 21 (ANI): Bihar Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar on Friday came out with a theory claiming that a conspiracy was hatched to defame lychees produced in the state, following an outbreak of encephalitis in Muzaffarpur district which has claimed lives of 122 children.

Conspiracy hatched to defame lychees produced in Bihar: State Agriculture Min

Her father -- a temporary wage earner in the construction sector -- scrambled for hours to raise the Rs100 (around Dh6) that would take the family on a long and arduous journey from their village, through multiple change of transport and travelling past abundant orchards of lychees, to the Shree Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur.

India: Is Khushi, 3, a victim of poverty or encephalitis?

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- More than 100 children in the Indian state of Bihar - home to some of the country's worst health indicators - have now been killed by a brain virus potentially linked to lychees, officials announced.

Brain Fever Kills over 100 Children in India

3 Fresh or canned lychees Rim a rocks glass with grapefruit salt.

PATRON'S 2019 MARGARITA OF THE YEAR: THE DYNASTY

Taiwan will produce less than half the normal amount of lychees for the first time in almost 50 years because the past winter was not cold and wet enough, reports said Wednesday (April 17).

Taiwan lychee harvest halved due to mild and dry winter

Funny he should mention lychee. Back in the 1940s and 1950s, Sarasota was the place in the United States to grow lychees.

EAT YOUR YARD: Growing tropical fruit trees can boost your health--and happiness

Now, dried lychees account for 80% of all lychee processing products [6], where air dried lychees are the major.

Analysis for Difficulty during Freeze-Drying Feizixiao Lychees

Drain the lychees. Put the juice in a measuring jug and make up to 400ml with cold water.

GHOUL IT YOURSELF

If you can't find fresh lychees, go for fresh sliced mango instead rather than canned lychees.

Everyday - SIMPLY GOOD FOOD Asian menu for friends

INGREDIENTS 20-oz can lychees in syrup (if you can't find them in your store, order on Amazon) * 15 to 20 blueberries * 2 liters of ginger ale or Sprite, chilled * 3 cups orange juice, chilled * 2 cups pineapple juice, chilled * 10 to 12 scoops of your favorite sherbet (orange, lime or raspberry all work great) * Makes 10-11 cups