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ACKEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe
Synonyms:
ackee; akee
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("ackee" is a kind of...):
edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
Holonyms ("ackee" is a part of...):
akee; akee tree; Blighia sapida (widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh)
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