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Definition of Breadfruit
1. Noun. Native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread.
Group relationships: Artocarpus, Genus Artocarpus
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
2. Noun. 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.
Group relationships: Artocarpus Altilis, Artocarpus Communis, Breadfruit Tree
Definition of Breadfruit
1. n. 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.
Definition of Breadfruit
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Medical Definition of Breadfruit
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