breadfruit Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
Artocarpus communis; breadfruit tree; Artocarpus altilis.
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noun 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 chestnuts
WordNet
Bread"fruit` noun
Definitions
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The fruit of a tree ( Artocarpus incisa ) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name. -
(Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also breadfruit tree andbread tree .