blighia sapida

1. 1.

   widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh

   Synonymsakeeakee tree

   Broaderfruit tree

   Part ofBlighia

   Partsackee

Questions about blighia sapida

What does blighia sapida mean?

blighia sapida means "widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh".

What is another word for blighia sapida?

Close synonyms include akee, akee tree. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blighia sapida a common word?

blighia sapida is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.