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bread·fruit  (brdfrt)

n.

1. A Malaysian evergreen timber tree (Artocarpus altilis) having large, round, yellowish, edible fruits.

2. The fruit of this tree.

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breadfruit [ˈbrɛdˌfruːt]

n pl -fruits, -fruit

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a moraceous tree, Artocarpus communis (or A. altilis), of the Pacific Islands, having large round edible starchy usually seedless, fruit

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this tree, which is eaten baked or roasted and has a texture like bread

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breadfruit - native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread Artocarpus altilis, Artocarpus communis, breadfruit tree breadfruit - a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts Artocarpus, genus Artocarpus - evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	2.	breadfruit - a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh Artocarpus altilis, Artocarpus communis, breadfruit, breadfruit tree - native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread

Translations

breadfruit [ˈbredfruːt]

A. N (breadfruit or breadfruits (pl)) → fruto m del árbol del pan

B. CPD breadfruit tree N → árbol m del pan

breadfruit [ˈbrɛdfruːt] n → fruit m de l'arbre à pain
bread knife n → couteau m à pain

breadfruit [ˈbrɛdˌfruːt] n → frutto dell'albero del pane