Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
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Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
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lichee \lichee\ n. 1. A Chinese tree ({Litchi chinensis}) cultivated especially in the Philippines and India for its edible fruit, the {litchi nut}; sometimes placed in the genus {Nephelium}.