[syn: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
   Syn: litchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium
        litchi.
        [WordNet 1.5]
   2. A Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a
      sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.
   Syn: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lychee.
        [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lichee
    n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
         for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
         [syn: litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi
         chinensis, Nephelium litchi]
    2: Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet
       jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: litchi,
       litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee,
       lychee]