lichee

A noun referring to a small, sweet fruit with a thin, brittle shell and a jelly-like pulp, or the tree that produces this fruit, native to China and cultivated in tropical regions.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un petit fruit sucré à la coque fine et cassante et à la chair gélatineuse, ou l'arbre qui produit ce fruit, originaire de Chine et cultivé dans les régions tropicales.

1. Tropical fruit A2 formal

   A small, round fruit with a rough, thin, reddish-brown shell and sweet, translucent, jelly-like flesh, native to China.

   • She bought a bag of fresh lichees from the market.
   • The lichee's sweet flavor is perfect for desserts.
   • He peeled the lichee carefully to avoid breaking the flesh.

   🇫🇷Litchi (fruit tropical)

   Synonymes: leechee

2. Tree B1 formal

   The evergreen tree (Litchi chinensis) that produces this fruit, native to southern China and cultivated in tropical regions.

   • The lichee tree in their garden is over twenty years old.
   • Farmers grow lichee trees in warm, humid climates.
   • The lichee tree blooms in early spring.

   🇫🇷Litchi (arbre)

   Synonymes: leechee

• lichees plural form
• lychees plural form
• lichees' possessive plural form
• lichee's possessive singular form