akee

See also akeeʼ

English

An open akee (fruit)

Alternative forms

• achee, ackee

Noun

akee (plural akees)

1. A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
2. The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.

Translations

tree

• French: aki (fr) m, akée (fr)

fruit

• Jamaican Creole: aki

See also

• Akee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Blighia sapida on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Blighia sapida