noun
or ack·ee ˈaˌkē, aˈkē
( -s )
Etymology: Kru ā-kee
: a tree ( Blighia sapida ) of the family Sapindaceae native to tropical West Africa and grown throughout the tropics for the white or yellowish spongy flesh of the aril which is attached to each of the many shiny black seeds and which is edible when cooked although other parts of the fruit especially when fallen, unripe, or discolored and the seeds have been reported as deadly poisonous