ackee /ˈækiː/ noun2 •A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.The beautiful Akee (Blighia sapida), originally brought from the West Coast of Africa by slave ships, is now a common tree in the West Indies, and I noticed several fine specimens in Belize. — 1883 •The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish. formsackees
