ackee
/ˈækiː/(亦作akee)
noun
1- a tropical West African tree which is cultivated for its fruit and has been introduced into the Caribbean and elsewhere西非荔枝果。
1.1
- Blighia sapida, family Sapindaceae.拉丁名 Blighia sapida, 无患子科。
1.2
- mass noun the fruit of this tree, which is widely eaten as a vegetable but is poisonous until fully ripe西非荔枝果(广泛作为蔬菜食用, 但是在完全成熟前有毒)。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Kru ākee.