lychee
/ˌlaɪˈtʃiː/(亦作litchi或lichee)
noun
1
- a small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large central stone, and a thin rough skin荔枝。
2
- the Chinese tree which bears this fruit荔枝树。
2.1
- Nephelium litchi (or Litchi chinensis), family Sapindaceae.拉丁名Nephelium litchi(或Litchi chinensis), 无患子科。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Chinese lìzhī.