Ackee definition
A W African tree (Blighia sapida) of the soapberry family, widely grown in the tropics.
noun
Its fruit, poisonous if not ripe, and containing large, black seeds with fleshy, white arils.
noun
A dish made by cooking these arils: often combined with salted cod, as in Jamaica.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
ackee
Plural:
ackees