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<botany> The fruit of a tree native to China (Nephelium Litchi). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in colour and form.
Alternative forms: lichi, and lychee] lite . See -lith.
(01 Mar 1998)
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