Breadfruit

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Breadfruit \Bread"fruit`\, n. (Bot.)
     1. The fruit of a tree ({Artocarpus incisa}) found in the
        islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is
        of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in
        diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and
        is eaten as food, whence the name.


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     2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size,
        with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and
        the timber is used for many purposes. Called also
        {breadfruit tree} and {bread tree}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  breadfruit
       n 1: native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a
            texture like bread [syn: {breadfruit tree}, {Artocarpus
            communis}, {Artocarpus altilis}]
       2: round seedless or seeded fruit with a bread-like texture;
          eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the
          roasted seeds resemble chestnuts