ackee
(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.