jackfruit
noun
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.
jackfruits
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pluralof jackfruit.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The over-the-top price tag has shocked Twitter users, with many joking they would fly to Britain to become "multimillionaires" by selling jackfruits.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2022
The soldiers were already close by, having followed a trail of discarded coconut meat and jackfruits that, they say, the Burnhams themselves may have dropped to help the pursuit.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was there, while she was standing in a shopping arcade surveying jackfruits and persimmons, that she felt something tugging on the free end of her sari.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The seller of jackfruits was holding Bibi’s head, which struggled to toss from side to side.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
