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Blighia — n. small genus of West African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe. Syn: genus {Blighia}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blighia — taxobox name = Blighia image caption = Blighia sapida regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Sapindaceae genus = Blighia genus authority = K.D.Koenig… … Wikipedia
Blighia — noun small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe • Syn: ↑genus Blighia • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Blighia — ID 10456 Symbol Key BLIGH Common Name blighia Family Sapindaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit N/A Durati … USDA Plant Characteristics
Blighia sapida — noun widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh • Syn: ↑akee, ↑akee tree • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Blighia, ↑genus Blighia … Useful english dictionary
Blighia sapida — ID 10457 Symbol Key BLSA2 Common Name akee Family Sapindaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit Tree Duration … USDA Plant Characteristics
Blighia — (bliґyə) a genus of evergreen trees of the family Sapindaceae, native to West Africa. B. saґpida Kon. is the akee or ackee, whose aril is cooked and considered a delicacy in the West Indies but is poisonous if eaten raw. See Jamaican… … Medical dictionary
dicot genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
magnoliopsid genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Sapindaceae — noun chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins • Syn: ↑Sapindaceae, ↑soapberry family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family,… … Useful english dictionary
