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breadfruit

Syllabification: (bread·fruit)
Pronunciation: /ˈbredˌfro͞ot/
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Definition of breadfruit

noun

  • 1the large, round, starchy fruit of a tropical tree, which is used as a vegetable and sometimes to make a substitute for flour.
  • 2 (also breadfruit tree) the large evergreen tree that bears the breadfruit, which is widely cultivated on the islands of the Pacific and the Caribbean.
    • Artocarpus altilis, family Moraceae

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