What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Akee vs Agee - What's the difference?

akee | agee |

As a noun akee

is a tropical evergreen tree, species: Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.

As an adverb agee is

(Scotland and dialect, archaic) Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight line.

akee

English

Alternative forms

* achee, ackee

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tropical evergreen tree, (taxlink), related to the lychee and longan.
  • The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.

    • See also

    * ("akee" on Wikipedia) * (Blighia sapida)

    agee

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (Scotland and dialect, archaic ) Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight line.
  • *1800 , Alexander Carlyle, Autobiography
  • *:I wore my hat agee .
  • *1837 , Catharine Sedgwick, Live and Let Live
  • *:A looking-glass that don't make you look as if your face was all agee .

    • See also

    * ajee