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Nephelium lappaceum
Rambutan Ram*bu"tan, n. [Malay ramb[=u]tan, fr. rambut hair of the head.] (Bot.) A Malayan fruit produced by the tree Nephelium lappaceum, and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also ramboostan.
Nephelium Litchi
Litchi Li"tchi`, n. (Bot.) 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. [Written also lichi, and lychee.] -- lite. See -lith.
Nephelium Litchi
Litchi Li"tchi`, n. (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn. Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.
Nephelium Longan
Longan Lon"gan, n. (Bot.) A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan).

Meaning of Nephelium from wikipedia

- Nephelium is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees with pinnately...
- Rambutan (/ræmˈbuːtən/ ram-BOO-tən; Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible...
- Blanco Euphoria punicea Lam. Litchi sinensis J.F.Gmel. Nephelium chinense (Sonn.) Druce Nephelium didymum Craib Scytalia chinensis Gaertn. Scytalia squamosa...
- Nephelium ramboutan-ake, the ****san, is a tropical fruit in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. It is closely related to the rambutan and sometimes confused...
- Nephelium xerospermoides, the hairless rambutan, is a species closely related to the rambutan. The drupe fruit has a flavor similar to rambutan. The fruit...
- Nephelium juglandifolium is a species of shrub. The drupe fruit is not as round as the other fruits within this genus. The shrub produces small flowers...
- Radlk. Euphoria microcarpa Radlk. Euphoria nephelioides Radlk. Euphoria verruculosa Salisb. Nephelium longan (Lour.) Hook. Nephelium longana Cambess....
- Nephelium hypoleu****, the korlan,is a evergreen tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is in the same genus as the rambutan and also closely related to several...
- Nephelium chryseum is a species of plant related to the rambutan. The plant produces edible fruit that are covered in hard red s**** with spikey spines...
- Nephelium hamulatum is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss. Chua...