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Litchi
//ˈliːt͡ʃiː// noun
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Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of lychee. alt-of, alternative
- 2 Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried wordnet
- 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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