What does ackee mean in crosswords?

ackee means: red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe

Which crossword clues can have ackee as the answer?

Possible clues for ackee include "Tropical red fruit", "Jamaican fruit".

Word entry · 5 letters

Best crossword clue

"Tropical red fruit"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈækiː/Part of speech nounSorted aceekStarts with AEnds with E2 clues

1A2C3K4E5E

red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe

Borrowed from Akan akye.

“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.”
“Delano and I are sprawled out under the ackee tree watching the black ants march from one rotten ackee pod to the next.”
“Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

01“Tropical red fruit”5 letters

02“Jamaican fruit”5 letters

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