Breadfruit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Breadfruit is a noun meaning An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
Meaning
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
More Meanings
- The large round fruit of this tree.
Example Sentences
There is also a fine tract of guano, inland, where grow limes, oranges, breadfruit and mummy-apples.
On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties.
Word Forms
- breadfruits
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jackfruit, breadnut, jakfruit, jack fruit, marang, ambarella.
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