Definition of akee Akee

ak•ee

We found 6 definitions of akee from 4 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: akees

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
  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
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
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • akee
    a-kē′, n. the fruit of a small African sapindaceous tree, now common in the West Indies

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  • akee, noun, singular of akees.

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akee in sign language
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