Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Litchi \Li"tchi`\, n. (Bot.)
   A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a
   single species ({Litchi Chinensis}, syn. {Nephelium Litchi})
   which bears the litchi nut.

Source : WordNet®

Litchi chinensis
     n : Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
         for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
         [syn: {litchi}, {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Nephelium
         litchi}]