(ack-ee) 2 syllables

Definition


noun.
a W African tree Blighia sapida of the soapberry family; widely grown in the tropics its fruit; poisonous if not ripe; and containing large; black seeds with fleshy; white arils a dish made by cooking these arils; often combined with salted cod

Example Sentence

When an ackee is unripe the flesh is poisonous.