lichi
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The lichi tree by the tank looked like a smudge of ink on a background a shade less deep.
From The Hungry Stones and Other Stories by Tagore, Rabindranath
On the other three sides of the talao, mango, jak, plum, orange, lichi, cocoanut, kul, bel, and other fruit-trees grew thickly in rows, looking in the darkness like a wall with an uneven top.
From The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal by Knight, Miriam S.
Among the fruits grown are the date, mulberry, orange, lemon, pumelo, persimmon, lichi, pomegranate, pineapple, fig, coconut, mango, and banana, besides the usual kinds common in Western countries.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
This is a Dutch lugger from Samarcand, laden with raisins and fig-paste and lichi nuts and cream dates.
From The Merryweathers by Richards, Julia Ward
In the Orient, the lichi, ginko and water chestnut, and in Italy and India the varieties of the pine nut are used to considerable extent.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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