Source : WordNet®

lichee
     n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
          for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus
          Nephelium [syn: {litchi}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi
          chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]
     2: 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}]