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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ackee, akeenoun

    red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe

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  1. ackeenoun

    Variant form of akee.

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  1. ackee

    The ackee, also known as ankye, achee, akee, ackee apple or ayee (Blighia sapida) is a fruit of the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family, as are the lychee and the longan. It is native to tropical West Africa. The scientific name honours Captain William Bligh who took the fruit from Jamaica to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England, in 1793. The English common name is derived from the West African Akan akye fufo.Although having a long-held reputation as being poisonous with potential fatalities, the fruit arils are renowned as delicious when ripe, prepared properly and cooked and are a feature of various Caribbean cuisines. Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica and is considered a delicacy.

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  1. ackee

    Ackee is a tropical fruit native to West Africa and is the national fruit of Jamaica. It is often used in various culinary dishes but must be properly prepared as certain parts are toxic. The fruit has a unique appearance, with a bright red exterior that splits open to reveal yellow flesh and black seeds when ripe. Its taste is often described as subtly sweet and creamy.

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  1. Ackee

    The ackee, also known as achee, akee apple or akee is a member of the Sapindaceae, native to tropical West Africa in Cameroon, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. It is related to the lychee and the longan, and is an evergreen tree that grows about 10 metres tall, with a short trunk and a dense crown. The leaves are pinnate, leathery, compound, 15–30 centimetres long, with 6–10 elliptical obovate-oblong leaflets. Each leaflet is 8–12 centimetres long and 5–8 centimetres broad. The flowers are unisexual and fragrant. They have five petals, are greenish-white and bloom during warm months. The fruit is pear-shaped. When it ripens, it turns from green to a bright red to yellow-orange, and splits open to reveal three large, shiny black seeds, surrounded by soft, creamy or spongy, white to yellow flesh—arilli. The fruit typically weighs 100–200 grams. The scientific name honours Captain William Bligh who took the fruit from Jamaica to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England in 1793 and introduced it to science. The common name is derived from the West African Akye fufo. The term ackee originated from the Akan language.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ackee in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ackee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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