lychee

noun

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

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

3. A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red).

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

   Similar: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee