Assertion: ackee | /r/HasProperty | brought to jamaica
Facets:
value: from west africa
type: OTHER
value: in the late 18th century
type: TEMPORAL
value: in 1793
type: TEMPORAL
value: by the renowned captain bligh
type: OTHER
value: probably
type: DEGREE
value: to furnish food
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Ackee was probably brought to Jamaica from West Africa, but it is more widely eaten in Jamaica than anywhere else, and it has become Jamaica's National Fruit.
text: The akee was brought to Jamaica in 1793 by the renowned Captain Bligh to furnish food for the slaves.
text: Ackee -- a relative of the lychee -- was brought to Jamaica from West Africa as food for slaves by Captain Bligh (of "Mutiny on the Bounty" fame) in the late 18th century.