breadfruitPronunciation: /ˈbrɛdfruːt/Translate breadfruit | into Italian 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 which bears breadfruit, which is widely cultivated on the islands of the Pacific and the Caribbean. Artocarpus altilis, family Moraceae 3South African term for bread tree.breadfruit in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of breadfruit in the US English dictionary