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 ]

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 ]