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ackee

a W African tree (Blighia sapida) of the soapberry family, widely grown in the tropics
its fruit, poisonous if not ripe, and containing large, black seeds with fleshy, white arils
a dish made by cooking these arils: often combined with salted cod, as in Jamaica

Origin of ackee

from uncertain or unknown; perhaps

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ackee

noun

Variant of akee

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Noun

(plural ackees)

Variant form of akee.

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