[ 'lʌɪtʃi: , 'lɪ- ]
(also litchi )
■ noun
1》 a small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large stone, and thin rough skin.
2》 the Chinese tree which bears ~s. [ Nephelium litchi .]
Origin
C16: from Chin. lìzhī .
[ 'lʌɪtʃi: , 'lɪ- ]
(also litchi )
■ noun
1》 a small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large stone, and thin rough skin.
2》 the Chinese tree which bears ~s. [ Nephelium litchi .]
Origin
C16: from Chin. lìzhī .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004