Litchi

//ˈliːt͡ʃiː// noun

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

Etymology

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

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