Nephelium litchi
- noun
- Specialized
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Nephelium litchi
- The Nephelium litchi is widely grown for its delicious and aromatic fruit.
Examples
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The Nephelium litchi tree thrives in tropical climates.
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Have you ever tasted Nephelium litchi fruit?
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Farmers in India have recently planted more Nephelium litchi to meet increasing demand for lychees.
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Studies show that Nephelium litchi prefers warm, humid climates to thrive.
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Farmers in India have recently planted more Nephelium litchi to meet increasing demand for lychees.
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The Nephelium litchi is widely grown for its delicious and aromatic fruit.
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Studies show that Nephelium litchi prefers warm, humid climates to thrive.
Synonyms
A tropical tree that produces sweet oval fruits with rough red skin called lychee
A tree that keeps its leaves and produces edible fruit in warm climates
A tropical evergreen tree that makes sweet red fruits
A tropical tree that grows sweet fruit with rough red skin
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a compositional botanical name: Nephelium (a genus of tropical trees) + litchee (lychee fruit) straightforwardly indicates the tree that produces lychees. The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows common noun-noun naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it refers to the lychee tree.
Etymology
Nephelium litchi mixes an old Greek word with the fruit's Chinese name. One popular idea says Nephelium refers to 'cloud' (perhaps for the soft, round fruit clusters) and litchi comes from the Chinese name for lychee, so the name points to the tree that gives the sweet lychee fruit.
