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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of lychee. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried wordnet
3. 3
   Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

berryebonyfruitleecheelicheelichi

Example

More examples

"Chiro is a cat, so he doesn't like litchi."

Etymology

Ultimately from Hokkien 荔枝 (lē-chi). Doublet of lichi and lychee.

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