breadfruit
English
Etymology
bread + fruit, from the texture of the fruit.
Pronunciation
Noun
breadfruit (plural breadfruits)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Breadfruit_Tree.jpg/220px-Breadfruit_Tree.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/ARS_breadfruit49.jpg/220px-ARS_breadfruit49.jpg)
- An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
- The large round fruit of this tree.
Synonyms
- (tree): breadfruit tree
Derived terms
- African breadfruit (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. and Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.
- highland breadfruit (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- Mexican breadfruit (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- seeded breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
Translations
tree
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fruit
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References
breadfruit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Artocarpus altilis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Artocarpus altilis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons