lychee

An evergreen tree (Litchi chinensis) native to China, cultivated for its bright red fruits with sweet white pulp surrounding a large seed.

The fruit of this tree.

The dried fruit of this tree.

See litchi.

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

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

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