HyperDic: akee_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression akee tree:
NOUNplantakee tree, akee, Blighia sapidawidely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits
English > akee tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningWidely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh.
Synonymsakee, Blighia sapida
Member ofBlighia, genus Blighiasmall genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe
Partsackee, akeeRed pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds
Broaderfruit treeTree bearing edible fruit

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