About The Word Breadfruit
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Breadfruit
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What's The Definition Of Breadfruit?
[n] round seedless or seeded fruit with a bread-like texture; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; roasted seeds resemble chestnuts; of Pacific Islands
[n] native to Pacific Islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread Synonyms | Synonyms for Breadfruit: Artocarpus altilis | Artocarpus communis | breadfruit tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Breadfruit: See Also | Artocarpus | Artocarpus altilis | Artocarpus communis | breadfruit | breadfruit | breadfruit tree | edible fruit | fruit tree | genus Artocarpus Breadfruit In Webster's Dictionary \Bread"fruit`\, n. (Bot.)
1. 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.
2. (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} and {bread tree}.
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