Litchi vs. Lychee: What's the Difference?

Litchi and Lychee Definitions
Litchi
Variants of lychee.
Lychee
An evergreen tree (Litchi chinensis) native to China, cultivated for its bright red fruits with sweet white pulp surrounding a large seed.
Litchi
Synonym of lychee
Lychee
The fruit of this tree.
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.
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Lychee
The dried fruit of this tree. Also called lychee nut.
Litchi
A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn. Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.
Lychee
The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.
Litchi
Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
Lychee
That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril.
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Litchi
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
Lychee
A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red).
Lychee
See Litchi.
Lychee
Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried