Litchi chinensis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Litchi chinensis
    n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
         for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
         [syn: {litchi}, {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi
         chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   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.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Litchi \Li"tchi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), n. (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. [Written also {lichi}, and {lychee}.]
   [1913 Webster]

   2. (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees
      consisting of a single species ({Litchi Chinensis}, syn.
      {Nephelium Litchi}) which bears the litchi nut.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]