lichee

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lichee
    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}]
    2: 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}, {lichee},
       {lychee}]

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]