breadfruit

bread·fruit

B0464300 (brĕd′fro͞ot′)n.1. An evergreen tree (Artocarpus altilis) first domesticated in New Guinea and Oceania and cultivated for its large round starchy edible fruits.2. The fruit of this tree.

breadfruit

(ˈbrɛdˌfruːt) n, pl -fruits or -fruit1. (Plants) a moraceous tree, Artocarpus communis (or A. altilis), of the Pacific Islands, having large round edible starchy usually seedless, fruit2. (Plants) the fruit of this tree, which is eaten baked or roasted and has a texture like bread

bread•fruit

(ˈbrɛdˌfrut)

n. 1. a large round starchy fruit borne by a tree, Artocarpus altilis, of the mulberry family, native to the Pacific islands: eaten baked or roasted. 2. this tree itself. [1690–1700]

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Noun	1.	breadfruit - native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like breadArtocarpus altilis, Artocarpus communis, breadfruit treebreadfruit - a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnutsArtocarpus, genus Artocarpus - evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruitfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	2.	breadfruit - a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnutsedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshArtocarpus altilis, Artocarpus communis, breadfruit, breadfruit tree - native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread

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