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LITCHI TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
Synonyms:
lichee; litchi; Litchi chinensis; litchi tree; Nephelium litchi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("litchi tree" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "litchi tree"):
leechee; lichee; lichi; litchee; litchi; litchi nut; lychee (Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)
Holonyms ("litchi tree" is a member of...):
genus Litchi (Chinese trees)