Nut from a Chinese tree

• Chinese fruit tree (Var.)
• Sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
• A nut for cooking
• Fruit called a nut: var
• Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed
• Often dried
• Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
lichee \lichee\ n. A Chinese tree ( Litchi chinensis ) cultivated especially in the Philippines and India for its edible fruit, the litchi nut ; sometimes placed in the genus Nephelium . Syn: litchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis , Nephelium litchi. A Chinese ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium [syn: litchi , litchi tree , Litchi chinensis , Nephelium litchi ] Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike ...