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LITCHI CHINENSIS

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

lichee; litchi; Litchi chinensis; litchi tree; Nephelium litchi

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Litchi chinensis" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "Litchi chinensis"):

leechee; lichee; lichi; litchee; litchi; litchi nut; lychee (Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)

Holonyms ("Litchi chinensis" is a member of...):

genus Litchi (Chinese trees)

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