akee

ak·ee also ac·kee  (k, -k)

n.

1. A tropical western African evergreen tree (Blighia sapida) having leathery red and yellow fruits. It is naturalized and cultivated in the tropics and in Florida.

2. The edible, fleshy, ripe aril of this tree, especially popular as a food in Jamaica. The seeds and unripe arils are poisonous.

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[Possibly Kru akee or Akan (Twi) aky, wild cashew.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	akee - widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh akee tree, Blighia sapida ackee, akee - red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit Blighia, genus Blighia - small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe
	2.	akee - red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe ackee edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh 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