breadfruit — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any member of the species Artocarpus altilis of evergreen trees, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

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   On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties.

   There is also a fine tract of guano, inland, where grow limes, oranges, breadfruit and mummy-apples.

2. The large round fruit of this tree.

Noun

1. native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread

   Synonyms

   breadfruit treeArtocarpus communisArtocarpus altilis

   Broader terms

   fruit tree

2. 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

   Broader terms

   edible fruit