What is "lichi"

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.

n. (alternative spelling of lychee English)

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