Litchi

n.	1.	(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.
	2.	(Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn. Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.

Noun	1.	litchi - Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium Synonyms: lichee, Litchi chinensis, litchi tree, Nephelium litchi
	2.	litchi - Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried Synonyms: lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee, leechee, lichee

fruit tree, genus Litchi, leechee, lichee, lichi, litchee, Litchi chinensis, litchi nut, litchi tree, lychee, Nephelium litchi