Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of sapindaceous trees included by Bentham and Hooker in the genus Nephelium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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. - noun (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (
Litchi Chinensis , syn.Nephelium Litchi ) which bears the litchi nut.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Sapindoideae —lychee .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
- noun Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
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Examples
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One of the best sellers is the "Croissant Ispahan," the Litchi Raspberry croissant with rose almond paste.
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Rare Tea Cellars' Moonlight Litchi Blossom with red blossom in middle, rare Litchi-scented green tea hand-tied with a single silk thread and rare Jasmine-scented green tea.
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Rare Tea Cellars 'Moonlight Litchi Blossom with red blossom in middle, rare Litchi-scented green tea hand-tied with a single silk thread and rare Jasmine-scented green tea.
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Rare Tea Cellars 'Moonlight Litchi Blossom with red blossom in middle, rare Litchi-scented green tea hand-tied with a single silk thread and rare Jasmine-scented green tea.
Audarshia Townsend: Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie Audarshia Townsend 2010
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Rare Tea Cellars 'Moonlight Litchi Blossom with red blossom in middle, rare Litchi-scented green tea hand-tied with a single silk thread and rare Jasmine-scented green tea.
Audarshia Townsend: Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie Audarshia Townsend 2010
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Rare Tea Cellars' Moonlight Litchi Blossom with red blossom in middle, rare Litchi-scented green tea hand-tied with a single silk thread and rare Jasmine-scented green tea.
Audarshia Townsend: Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie Audarshia Townsend 2010
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Rare Tea Cellars 'Moonlight Litchi Blossom with red blossom in middle, rare Litchi-scented green tea hand-tied with a single silk thread and rare Jasmine-scented green tea.
Audarshia Townsend: Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie Audarshia Townsend 2010
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Rare Tea Cellars 'Moonlight Litchi Blossom with red blossom in middle, rare Litchi-scented green tea hand-tied with a single silk thread and rare Jasmine-scented green tea.
Audarshia Townsend: Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie Audarshia Townsend 2010
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Rare Tea Cellars' Moonlight Litchi Blossom with red blossom in middle, rare Litchi-scented green tea hand-tied with a single silk thread and rare Jasmine-scented green tea.
Audarshia Townsend: Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie Audarshia Townsend 2010
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Rare Tea Cellars 'Moonlight Litchi Blossom with red blossom in middle, rare Litchi-scented green tea hand-tied with a single silk thread and rare Jasmine-scented green tea.
Audarshia Townsend: Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Foodie Audarshia Townsend 2010
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