breadfruit

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbrɛdfruːt/

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 which bears breadfruit, which is widely cultivated on the islands of the Pacific and the Caribbean.
    • Artocarpus altilis, family Moraceae