Lychee

n. fruit-bearing tree native to southern China; small sweet fruit produced by the lychee tree

The Lychee (Litchi chinensis), also spelled Litchi (the U.S. FDA spelling) or Laichi, is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. It is a tropical fruit tree native to southern China. It is also found south to Vietnam and Indonesia and east to the Philippines.It is a medium-sized evergreen tree, reaching 15–20 m tall, with alternate pinnate leaves, each leaf 15–25 cm long, with 2-8 lateral leaflets 5–10 cm long; the terminal leaflet is absent. The newly emerging young leaves are a bright coppery red at first, before turning green as they expand to full size. The flowers are small, greenish-white or yellowish-white, produced in panicles up to 30 cm long.
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Noun
1. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
(synonym) litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee
(hypernym) edible fruit
(part-holonym) litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi

n. lychee, fruit-bearing tree native to southern China; small sweet fruit produced by the lychee tree (also litchi)

(n.)
See Litchi.