Ackee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈækiː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ackee is a noun meaning A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
Meaning
A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
More Meanings
- The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
Example Sentences
Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish.
The fleshy sacks that dangled down between his legs, like rotting ackees, wobbled.
Delano and I are sprawled out under the ackee tree watching the black ants march from one rotten ackee pod to the next.
The beautiful Akee (Blighia sapida), originally brought from the West Coast of Africa by slave ships, is now a common tree in the West Indies, and I noticed several fine specimens in Belize.
Word Forms
- ackees
Synonyms for ackee
Depending on context, synonyms include akee.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include akee, achee, lychee, lichee, breadfruit, litchee.
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