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| ly·chee [ lchee ] (plural ly·chees) or li·tchi [ lchee ] (plural li·tchis) or li·chee [ lchee ] (plural li·chees) |
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1. Chinese fruit: a small round fruit with a reddish skin, sweet whitish translucent pulp eaten fresh or dried, and a smooth hard seed
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2. Chinese tree: a tree of the soapberry family that produces lychees. Native to: southern China. Latin name Litchi chinensis.
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| [Late 16th century. < Chinese lìzhī] |
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