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Definition of Litchee
1. Noun. Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Lichee, Litchi, Litchi Chinensis, Litchi Tree, Nephelium Litchi
Definition of Litchee
1. Noun. (alternative form of lychee) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Litchee
Literary usage of Litchee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1911)
"... be found anywhere except in the best shops where it mingles on terms of equality
with the litchee, the pinyon, the pistachio and various foreign fruits. ..."
2. The Lychee and Lungan by George Weidman Groff (1921)
"... we find the statement: "Attempts have been made to introduce into Trinidad
the litchee (Nephelium litchee), and though the climate is too uniformly hot, ..."
3. The Journal of Science, and Annals of Astronomy, Biology, Geology by James Samuelson, William Crookes (1882)
"Attempts have been made to introduce into Trinidad the litchee (Nephelium litchee),
and though the climate is too uniformly hot, the fruits have been ..."
4. The Journal of Science by Calcutta Asiatic Society (1882)
"Attempts have been made to introduce into Trinidad the litchee (Nephelium litchee),
and though the climate is too uniformly hot, the fruits have been ..."
5. The Japan Expedition: Japan and Around the World; an Account of Three Visits by J. Willett Spalding (1855)
"Our comforts were further increased by looking upon scenery which was unrelieved
except by a litchee grove here and there. The weather was terribly hot, ..."
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