| NOUN | plant | akee tree, akee, Blighia sapida | widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits |
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| Meaning | Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh. | |
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| Synonyms | akee, Blighia sapida | |
| Member of | Blighia, genus Blighia | small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe |
| Parts | ackee, akee | Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds |
| Broader | fruit tree | Tree bearing edible fruit |
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