litchi nut

/ˌlitʃi nət/
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Other forms: litchi nuts

Definitions of litchi nut
  1. noun
    Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
    synonyms: leechee, lichee, lichi, litchee, litchi, lychee
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    type of:
    edible fruit
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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