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Answer for the clue "Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds ", 5 letters:
ackee

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of akee English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
ackee \ackee\ n. 1. 1 red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; its flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe. Syn: akee

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The ackee , also known as achee , ackee apple or akee ( Blighia sapida ) is a member of the Sapindaceae ( soapberry family), as are the lychee and the longan . It is native to tropical West Africa in Cameroon , Gabon , São Tomé and Príncipe , Benin , Burkina ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe [syn: akee ]

Usage examples of ackee.

Within an hour, lamplight revealed a plain black iron pot, no different from the dutchies in which Negroes simmered ackee and saltcod.