lichee

• ⇰ A Chinese tree (<spn>Litchi chinensis</spn>) cultivated especially in the Philippines and India for its edible fruit, the <prod>litchi nut</prod>; sometimes placed in the genus <gen>Nephelium</gen>.
• ⇰ A Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.