ackee

  • 1ackee — n. 1. 1 red pear shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; its flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe. Syn: akee [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2ackee — or akee [ak′ē, a kē′] n. [< ?] 1. a W African tree (Blighia sapida) of the soapberry family, widely grown in the tropics 2. its fruit, poisonous if not ripe, and containing large, black seeds with fleshy, white arils 3. a dish made by cooking… …

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  • 3Ackee — taxobox name = Ackee image caption = Ackee fruit regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Sapindaceae genus = Blighia species = B. sapida binomial = Blighia… …

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  • 4ackee — UK [ˈækɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms ackee : singular ackee plural ackees a red fruit from West Africa and the Caribbean that is eaten as a vegetable and grows on an ackee tree. It is poisonous until it is ripe (= has grown to… …

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  • 5ackee — I Jamaican Slang Glossary African fruit introduced in Jamaica in 17 ; is Jamaicas national fruit and is the second main ingredient of Jamaica’s national dish combination, ackee and saltfish. II Rasta Dictionary n African food tree introduced… …

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  • 6ackee — n. evergreen tree native to tropical western Africa (grown in the Caribbean region, Florida and Hawaii); red fruit of the ackee tree shaped like a pear with poisonous seeds and which flesh is edible only when ripe (toxic when unripe or overripe) …

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  • 7ackee — [ aki] (also akee) noun 1》 a tropical West African tree which is cultivated for its fruit. [Blighia sapida.] 2》 the fruit of the ackee, which is poisonous until fully ripe. Origin C18: from Kru ākee …

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  • 8ackee — kriaušinė bligija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sapindinių šeimos vaisinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Blighia sapida), paplitęs Afrikoje. Naudojamas gėrimams gaminti. atitikmenys: lot. Blighia sapida; Cupania sapida angl. ackee; akee;… …

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  • 9Ackee Мa-Мa Urban Raggaе Band — Жанр регги Годы c 2000 по настоящее время Страна …

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  • 10Ackee and saltfish — is a traditional Jamaican dish, often considered Jamaica s national dish. This meal has spread to other countries throughout the Jamaican diaspora.To create this dish, salt cod is sautéed with boiled ackee, onions, scotch bonett peppers, tomatoes …

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