- chinese soapberry seed
- 无患子(中药)
Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
Sapindales — ▪ plant order Introduction order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, about 460 genera, and some 5,700 species of shrubs, woody vines, and trees. It includes the Citrus genus and other species important for their fruits.… … Universalium
Lychee — taxobox name = Lychee image caption = Lychee branch with ripe fruit regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Sapindaceae genus = Litchi genus authority = Sonn.… … Wikipedia
Longan — For other uses, see Long an (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Loganberry. Longan Dimocarpus longan … Wikipedia
litchi — /lee chee/, n., pl. litchis. 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. Also, leechee, lichee. [1580 90;… … Universalium
Aesculus — For the Ancient Greek playwright, see Aeschylus. Aesculus Aesculus hippocastanum Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
lychee — or litchi; also lichee noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) lìzhī Date: 1588 1. the oval fruit of a Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) of the soapberry family having a hard scaly reddish outer covering and sweet whitish edible flesh that surrounds a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vegetable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Any plant Nouns 1. vegetable kingdom, vegetation, vegetable life; plants, flora, verdure; growth, biome; weed. 2. vegetable, fungus, legume, fruit, nut, seed (see food). 3. tree; acacia, alder, almond,… … English dictionary for students
litchi — li•tchi or lichee [[t]ˈli tʃi[/t]] n. pl. tchis or chees 1) pln 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) pln the tree itself … From formal English to slang
litchi — [lē′chē΄] n. [Chin li chih] 1. a Chinese evergreen tree (Litchi chinensis) of the soapberry family, cultivated in warm climates for its fruit 2. its fruit, usually eaten as a dried or preserved nut (litchi nut): it consists of a single seed… … English World dictionary
li|tchi — «LEE chee», noun, plural tchis. 1. a small, nut shaped fruit with a thin, brittle, rough, red shell. Inside the shell is a sweet, white, edible, jellylike pulp with a single brown seed. 2. the Chinese tree of the soapberry family that it grows on … Useful english dictionary