akee

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Определение akee в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

A tropical evergreen tree (Blighia sapida) related to the lychee and longan

The fruit of the ackee, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous

widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh

{i} 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)

Расстановка переносов

ak·ee

Этимология

[ 'a-"kE, a-'kE ] (noun.) 1794. origin unknown.