ackee

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.

   “The beautiful Akee (Blighia sapida), originally brought from the West Coast of Africa by slave ships, is now a common tree in the West Indies, and I noticed several fine specimens in Belize.”

2. isim The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.

   “Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish.”