| NOUN | food | ackee, akee | red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds |
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| Meaning | Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe. | |
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| Synonym | akee | |
| Part of | akee, akee tree, Blighia sapida | Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits |
| Broader | edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
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