Definitions for litchis

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litchis li·tchi

Spelling: [lee-chee]

IPA: /ˈli tʃi/

Litchis is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 111 anagrams from letters in litchis (chiilst).

Definitions for litchis

noun

1. the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
2. the tree itself.

Origin of litchis

1580-90; New Latin Chinese lìzhi (lì ‘scallion’ + zhī ‘branch’)

Examples for litchis

Or in ivory chopsticks, oolong tea, imitation jade, litchi nuts and preserved leeches!

About him were golden limes, ginger in syrup, litchi nuts, pickled leeches.

By some of the earlier botanical works the litchi is placed either in the genus Dimocarpus or Euphoria.