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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 Nephelium
2. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
Familiarity information: LITCHI used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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