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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Origin of jackfruit
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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
This one spot, El Cocinero in Van Nuys, makes homemade vegan carnitas out of jackfruit and homemade vegan cheeses, all the best Mexican food but with vegan options.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025
The Asante exiles in Seychelles lived in "Ashanti Town", on an old sugar plantation, Le Rocher, on the main island Mahé, overlooking the ocean and surrounded by coconut, mango, breadfruit, orange and jackfruit trees.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024
It’s a two-story brick building flanked by avocado and jackfruit trees in the quiet Kampala neighborhood of Bunga.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022
I could spot every kind of fruit tree—mango, coconut, banana, jackfruit, and even a short orange tree.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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