资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Litchi \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}.] --
{lite}. See -{lith}.
Litchi \Li"tchi`\, n. (Bot.)
A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a
single species ({Litchi Chinensis}, syn. {Nephelium Litchi})
which bears the litchi nut.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Nephelium litchi
n : Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
[syn: {litchi}, {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi
chinensis}]