What is "litchi nut"

lichee \lichee\ n.

1. 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.

2. A Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.

   Syn: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lychee.

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