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lychee

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish, Plants
ly·chee, litchi /ˈlaɪtʃi/ noun [countable]  lychee.jpg DFFHBPa small round fruit with a rough pink-brown shell outside and sweet white flesh inside 荔枝5 see picture at 见图 fruit1
Origin lychee (1500-1600) Chinese lizhi
ly·chee nounChineseSyllable


lychee
lychee , litchi /ˈlaɪtʃi/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Chinese
 Origin: lizhi

a small round fruit with a rough pink-brown shell outside and sweet white flesh inside


ly·chee (also li·chee) (also lit·chi especially in US ) BrE /ˌlaɪˈtʃiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlaɪˈtʃiː/ 🔊BrE /ˈlaɪtʃiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlaɪtʃiː/ 🔊 noun
a small Chinese fruit with thick rough reddish skin, white flesh and a large seed inside 荔枝