Word Study
ackee
CIDE DICTIONARY
ackee, n.
red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; its flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ackee, n. (also akee)
1 a tropical tree, Blighia sapida.
2 its fruit, edible when cooked.
1 a tropical tree, Blighia sapida.
2 its fruit, edible when cooked.
Etymology
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