lichee meaning

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lichee (noun): Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium.

lichee has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

lichee as a noun

  1. Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium

    Synonyms: litchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi

    Type of: fruit tree

  2. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

    Synonyms: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lychee

    Type of: edible fruit

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LI · words ending in EE · 6-letter words

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