'Litchi Chinensis' definitions:
Definition of 'Litchi chinensis'
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]
Definition of 'Litchi Chinensis'
From: GCIDE
- Litchi \Li"tchi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), n. (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. [Written also lichi, and lychee.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn. Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Litchi chinensis'
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]
Definition of 'Litchi chinensis'
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]