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| ack·ee [ ákee, a k ] (plural ack·ees or ack·ee) or ak·ee [ ákee, a k ] (plural ak·ees or ak·ee) |
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1. pear-shaped fruit: a red pear-shaped fruit with poisonous seeds, edible when ripe but poisonous at other times
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2. African tree: an evergreen tree cultivated in the Caribbean and Florida for ackees. Native to: tropical western Africa. Latin name Blighia sapida.
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| [Late 18th century. Perhaps < Kru] |
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