Li·tchi 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.]
2. Bot. A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn. Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.
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Nephelium litchi
n : Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
[syn: litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi
chinensis]