(n.) The fruit of a tree native to China (Nephelium Litchi). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form.
Example Sentences:
(1) Five unusual amino acids were identified as antimutagens against spontaneous mutation of Salmonella typhimurium TA100: L-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid (1) from Liliaceae plants, alpha-(methylenecyclopropyl)glycine (2) from Litchi chinensis seeds, and 2-amino-4-methylhex-5-ynoic acid (3), hypoglycin A (4), and (2S,4R)-2-amino-4-hydroxyhept-6-ynoic acid (5) from Euphoria longana seeds.
Lychee
Definition:
(n.) See Litchi.
Example Sentences:
(1) The bottom floor of the three-storey warehouse is where the high-end Sorvete Brasil ice-cream brand is made, and individual cones can be bought at the balcony, with flavours like fig and nut or lychee, for £1.25.
(2) Ask me why the lychee season is only two weeks long.
(3) Those that are tend to be used primarily for storing imported products such as kiwi fruit as well as pears from France and lychees from China.
(4) Flavours err on the side of esoteric – jasmine, lychee and sesame powder – but plain old vanilla is just fine for the experience.
(5) The commodities include mushrooms, tomatoes, pineapples, lychees, longans, rambutans, mangostenes, guavas, sapotas, loquats, ber, soursops, passion fruits, persimmons, figs, melons, cucumbers, aubergines, globe artichokes, endives, lettuce, ginger, carrots, beet roots, turnips, olives, dates, chestnuts, almonds, pistachios, and other dried fruits and nuts.
(6) Enticed by hand-painted signs for peaches, nectarines, lychees and mangoes, I pulled into Wooyung Rd Fruit and Vegetable Stall.