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ALL meanings of ackee

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  • noun ackee a sapindaceous tree, Blighia sapida, native to tropical Africa and cultivated in the Caribbean for its fruit, edible when cooked 3
  • noun ackee the red pear-shaped fruit of this tree 3
  • noun ackee a sapindaceous tree, Melicoccus bijugatus, that grows on some Caribbean islands and is valued for its timber and edible fruit 3
  • noun ackee the green tough-skinned berry of this tree 3
  • noun ackee a W African tree (Blighia sapida) of the soapberry family, widely grown in the tropics 3
  • noun ackee its fruit, poisonous if not ripe, and containing large, black seeds with fleshy, white arils 3
  • noun ackee a dish made by cooking these arils: often combined with salted cod, as in Jamaica 3
  • noun ackee Variant form of akee. 1
  • noun ackee a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds. 1
  • noun ackee Alternative spelling of akee. 0
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