lichee

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

Before they were quite tired of the concert Carol led them in a dancing procession to the dining-room, to blue bowls of chow mein, with Lichee nuts and ginger preserved in syrup. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis

litchi, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi

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