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Litchi

Litchi \Li"tchi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), n. (Bot.) The fruit of a tree native to China ( Nephelium Litchi). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form. [Written also lichi, and lychee.]

2. (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species ( Litchi Chinensis, syn. Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.

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litchi

n. (alternative spelling of lychee English)

WordNet
litchi
  1. n. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium [syn: lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi]

  2. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee]

Usage examples of "litchi".

Dreedle had the unco-operative fighter-plane commander transferred to the Solomon Islands to dig graves and replaced him with a senile colonel with bursitis and a craving for litchi nuts who introduced Milo to the B-17 general on the mainland with a yearning for Polish sausage.

Quong, having entered his shop and priced various litchi nuts and pickled starfruit, had purchased some powdered lizard and, with the package in his left hand, had opened the door to go out.

About him were golden limes, ginger in syrup, litchi nuts, pickled leeches.

Fearing she might turn at any moment, Arlo obfuscated: he wrenched camouflage from the shelves and flipped it into the cart, heedless of form or content to the act: a box of Tampax, a tin of litchi nuts, a jar of maraschino cherries, a pack of frozen prawns, dietetic grapefruit slices.

Master of Sinanju took his litchi nut between his extra long fingernails and performed an operation that seemed not to break the shell, but suddenly it lay at his feet, along with the pit.

I shake my head, but he gets up anyway, selects two ladyfinger bananas, a bunch of litchis, some Brazil nuts, and a nutcracker, arranging them on a plate.

Every evening, Maude lays out a cold supper for Katzenbogen and the girl on the dining room table, but every evening the girl comes down early to find a bunch of litchis or a banana, and then she takes them upstairs to eat on the verandah.

Li Po came up the hill therefore with a submissive, deprecating air, accompanied only by a youth carrying a contemptible box of dried litchis and a canister of discreditable green tea: Li Po begged the learned physician's acceptance of these worthless articles - mere shadowy tokens of his respectful gratitude -and might he see his son?