breadfruit

[ bred-froot ]

/ ˈbrɛdˌfrut /

noun

a large, round, starchy fruit borne by a tree, Artocarpus altilis, of the mulberry family, native to the Pacific islands, used, baked or roasted, for food.

the tree bearing this fruit.

Origin of breadfruit

First recorded in 1690–1700; bread + fruit

Words nearby breadfruit

breadbasket, breadboard, breadbox, breadcrumb, bread flour, breadfruit, bread knife, bread line, bread mold, bread mould, breadnut

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Example sentences from the Web for breadfruit

The breadfruit trees and coconut trees at this time were full of fruit.
A Voyage to the South Sea|William Bligh
I paused for rest in the breadfruit grove where first I met with my weird companion.
South-Sea Idyls|Charles Warren Stoddard
A breadfruit of Timor weighs half as much more as one of equal size at Otaheite.
A Voyage to the South Sea|William Bligh
This variety of Tahitian breadfruit is found only in a few gardens in Hawaii.
Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands|Gerrit Parmile Wilder

The number of breadfruit plants were 1015, besides which we had collected a number of other plants.
A Voyage to the South Sea|William Bligh

British Dictionary definitions for breadfruit

breadfruit

/ (ˈbrɛdˌfruːt) /

noun plural -fruits or -fruit

a moraceous tree, Artocarpus communis (or A. altilis), of the Pacific Islands, having large round edible starchy usually seedless, fruit

the fruit of this tree, which is eaten baked or roasted and has a texture like bread

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单词	breadfruit
释义	breadfruit [ bred-froot ] / ˈbrɛdˌfrut / noun a large, round, starchy fruit borne by a tree, Artocarpus altilis, of the mulberry family, native to the Pacific islands, used, baked or roasted, for food. the tree bearing this fruit. Origin of breadfruit First recorded in 1690–1700; bread + fruit Words nearby breadfruit breadbasket, breadboard, breadbox, breadcrumb, bread flour, breadfruit, bread knife, bread line, bread mold, bread mould, breadnut Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for breadfruit The breadfruit trees and coconut trees at this time were full of fruit. A Voyage to the South Sea\|William Bligh I paused for rest in the breadfruit grove where first I met with my weird companion. South-Sea Idyls\|Charles Warren Stoddard A breadfruit of Timor weighs half as much more as one of equal size at Otaheite. A Voyage to the South Sea\|William Bligh This variety of Tahitian breadfruit is found only in a few gardens in Hawaii. Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands\|Gerrit Parmile Wilder The number of breadfruit plants were 1015, besides which we had collected a number of other plants. A Voyage to the South Sea\|William Bligh British Dictionary definitions for breadfruit breadfruit / (ˈbrɛdˌfruːt) / noun plural -fruits or -fruit a moraceous tree, Artocarpus communis (or A. altilis), of the Pacific Islands, having large round edible starchy usually seedless, fruit the fruit of this tree, which is eaten baked or roasted and has a texture like bread Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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