breadfruit

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English

Etymology

bread +‎ fruit, from the texture of the fruit.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹedfɹuːt/

Noun

breadfruit (plural breadfruits)

Artocarpus altilis
Fruit of Artocarpus altilis
  1. An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
  2. The large round fruit of this tree.

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