Litchi

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.

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

Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium