Definitions for Lychee
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1. litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lycheenoun

   Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

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1. lycheenoun

   The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.

2. lycheenoun

   That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril.

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1. Lychee

   Lychee (US: LEE-chee; UK: LIE-chee; Litchi chinensis; Chinese: 荔枝; pinyin: lìzhī; Jyutping: lai6 zi1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nāi-chi) is a monotypic taxon and the sole member in the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is a tropical tree native to China (Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan, and Hainan), India (Assam and the Andaman Islands), Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia (including Borneo), Indonesia (Java, Borneo, and Western New Guinea), the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea. The tree has been introduced into Pakistan, Cambodia, Bangladesh, the Eastern Himalayas, Mauritius, and Réunion. Cultivation in China is documented from the 11th century. China is the main producer of lychees, followed by Vietnam, India, other countries in Southeast Asia, other countries in the Indian subcontinent, Madagascar, and South Africa. A tall evergreen tree, the lychee bears small fleshy fruits. The outside of the fruit is pink-red, roughly textured, and inedible, covering sweet flesh eaten in many different dessert dishes. Lychee seeds contain methylene cyclopropyl glycine which can cause hypoglycemia associated with outbreaks of encephalopathy in undernourished Indian and Vietnamese children who had consumed lychee fruit.

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1. lychee

   A lychee is a small round fruit native to China, characterized by its rough, leathish reddish rind and sweet, juicy and aromatic white pulp. It is typically eaten fresh or used in desserts and beverages, and is also known for its high vitamin C content. The fruit's seed is found in the middle, which is inedible. Its taste is often described as a fragrant, sweet and slightly tart flavor.

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1. Lycheenoun

   see Litchi

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1. Lychee

   The lychee is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is a tropical and subtropical fruit tree native to southern China, Taiwan, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia, and now cultivated in many parts of the world. The fresh fruit has a "delicate, whitish pulp" with a floral smell and a fragrant, sweet flavor. Since this perfume-like flavor is lost in the process of canning, the fruit is usually eaten fresh. An evergreen tree reaching 10–28 metres tall, the lychee bears fleshy fruits that are up to 5 cm long and 4 cm wide. The outside of the fruit is covered by a pink-red, roughly textured rind that is inedible but easily removed to expose a layer of sweet, translucent white flesh. Lychees are eaten in many different dessert dishes, and are especially popular in China, throughout Southeast Asia, along with South Asia and India. The lychee is cultivated in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal. China is the main producer, followed by India. The lychee has a history and cultivation going back as far as 2000 BC according to records in China. Cultivation began in the area of southern China, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Wild trees still grow in parts of southern China and on Hainan Island. There are many stories of the fruit's use as a delicacy in the Chinese Imperial Court. It was first described and introduced to the west in 1782.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lychee in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lychee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Lychee in a Sentence

1. Sanjay Kumar:

   International experts have told us that lychee has some kind of toxin that goes and deposits in the liver of these children, and when the temperatures go up, those toxins get released, the fact is that [ Muzaffarpur ] is a lychee-growing area. We suspect that there is some kind of role that lychee has in the case. But it is also true that once the temperature comes down and the rains come, lychee or no lychee, there are no more cases.

2. Etienne Rigo:

   Twenty years ago we had wines that had tastes of citrus, lemon and a bit grapefruit. Today we have wines that are closer to exotic products: lychee, pineapple. This is a notable evolution, we had much lighter wines 20 years ago. Today, we have wines that are fatter, with a longer finish and a much longer persistence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Lychee
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lychee
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychee
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lychee
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Lychee