jackfruit
Americannoun
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a large, tropical, milky-juiced tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the mulberry family, having stiff and glossy green leaves, cultivated for its very large, edible fruit and seeds.
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the fruit of this tree, which may weigh up to 70 pounds (32 kilograms).
noun
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a tropical Asian moraceous tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus
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the edible fruit of this tree, which resembles breadfruit and can weigh up to 27 kilograms (60 pounds)
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To create the biomaterial, the scientists manually collected latex from freshly harvested jackfruit and carefully purified it.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
“There’s fruits, jackfruit and durian, these look like ‘Avatar’ fruits,’” Mulaney joked.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
Cook: Make a great taco even better with jackfruit.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
She spends a lot of time in her backyard farm where she grows tapioca, bananas, ginger, yam and jackfruit.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2023
Nok and her parents stood in the temple courtyard, a sprawling jackfruit tree shielding them from the afternoon sun.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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