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Noun
/ˈbredˌfro͞ot/,
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breadfruits, plural;
  1. The large, round, starchy fruit of a tropical tree, which is used as a vegetable and sometimes to make a substitute for flour

  2. The large evergreen tree that bears this fruit, which is widely cultivated on the islands of the Pacific and the Caribbean

  1. native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
  2. a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts
  3. Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry family, Moraceae, that is native to the Malay Peninsula, where it is known as sukun, and the western Pacific islands. It has also been widely planted in tropical regions elsewhere.
  4. An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean; The large round fruit of this tree
  5. This fruit is native to the Pacific. The fruit is up to ten inches in diameter and it has a bumpy green skin and a bland cream-colored center. Breadfruit can be baked, grilled, fried, or boiled, and served as a sweet or savory dish.
  6. Breadfruit was also introduced to Jamaica from its native Tahiti in 1793 by the infamous Captain Bligh. The breadfruit is a large green fruit, usually about 10 inches in diameter, with a pebbly green skin and potato-like flesh. ...
  7. Large round green fruit with a high carbohydrate flesh that must been cooked like a potato to be edible. Brought to the Caribbean from the East Indies by the infamous Captain Bligh of "Mutiny on the Bounty" fame, as an inexpensive way to feed slaves; it has since become a delicacy. See Oil Dong.
  8. is a vegetable that can be eaten roasted (on a BBQ), baked, fried or boiled. The taste is similar to potato or freshly baked bread.
  9. The exterior of these melon-sized round fruits is covered with hundreds of scaly bumps. Unripe, they are green and their flesh resembles a potato--hard, white, and starchy. Like plantains, breadfruit is used in savory and sweet dishes according to its ripeness. ...
  10. The starchy, carbohydrate rich, fruit of the breadfruit tree. There are many different varieties ripening at different times of the year. When unripe it can be used in recipes like a potato. ...