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LITCHI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does litchi mean? 

LITCHI (noun)
  The noun LITCHI has 2 senses:

1. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nepheliumplay

2. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often driedplay

  Familiarity information: LITCHI used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LITCHI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

lichee; litchi; Litchi chinensis; litchi tree; Nephelium litchi

Hypernyms ("litchi" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "litchi"):

leechee; lichee; lichi; litchee; litchi; litchi nut; lychee (Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)

Holonyms ("litchi" is a member of...):

genus Litchi (Chinese trees)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

leechee; lichee; lichi; litchee; litchi; litchi nut; lychee

Hypernyms ("litchi" is a kind of...):

edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)

Holonyms ("litchi" is a part of...):

lichee; litchi; Litchi chinensis; litchi tree; Nephelium litchi (Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium)


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