lychee

 
Pronunciation: /ˈlʌɪtʃiː, ˈlɪ-/
(also litchi or lichee)

noun

  • 1a small rounded fruit with sweet white scented flesh, a large central stone, and a thin rough skin.
  • 2the Chinese tree which bears lychees.
    • Nephelium litchi (or Litchi chinensis), family Sapindaceae

Origin:

late 16th century: from Chinese lìzhī