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breadfruit

[ bred-froot ]

noun

  1. a large, round, starchy fruit borne by a tree, Artocarpus altilis, of the mulberry family, native to the Pacific islands, used, baked or roasted, for food.
  2. the tree bearing this fruit.


breadfruit

/ ˈbrɛdˌfruːt /

noun

  1. a moraceous tree, Artocarpus communis (or A. altilis ), of the Pacific Islands, having large round edible starchy usually seedless, fruit
  2. the fruit of this tree, which is eaten baked or roasted and has a texture like bread
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of breadfruit1

First recorded in 1690–1700; bread + fruit
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Example Sentences

In 1778, British explorer Capt. James Cook was welcomed when he anchored off the Hawaiian islands by locals eager to trade cuttlefish, breadfruit and pigs for nails and iron tools.

In one case, they peeled back asphalt that butted against a charred breadfruit trunk.

A full kitchen awaited, filled with produce they had grown in their own yard: coconut, sweet peppers, plantains, bay leaves, breadfruit, soursop and more.

Later inhabitants built pole-and-thatch dwellings and grew crops such as taro and breadfruit.

The island also has plans to plant a tree as part of the Queen's Green Canopy issue – a coconut, a palm or a breadfruit tree.

From Reuters

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