ackee
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ackee /ˈaki/ (also akee)
▶noun
- 1 a tropical West African tree which is cultivated for its fruit. [Blighia sapida.]
- 2 the fruit of the ackee, which is poisonous until fully ripe.
– origin C18: from Kru ākee.
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