'lichee' definitions:

Definition of 'lichee'

(from WordNet)
noun
Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium [syn: litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi]
noun
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee]

Definition of 'lichee'

From: GCIDE
  • lichee \lichee\ n.
  • 1. A Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) cultivated especially in the Philippines and India for its edible fruit, the litchi nut; sometimes placed in the genus Nephelium.
  • Syn: litchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. A Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.
  • Syn: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lychee. [WordNet 1.5]