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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Li·chi n. Bot. See Litchi.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Li·tchi 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.]
 2. Bot. A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn. Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lichi
      n : Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet
          jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: litchi,
           litchi nut, litchee, leechee, lichee, lychee]