Lexic.us

Definition of Jackfruit

1. Noun. East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds.

2. Noun. Immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted.

Definition of Jackfruit

1. Noun. A tree, scientific name ''Artocarpus heterophyllus'', of the ''Moraceae'' family, which produces edible fruit. ¹

2. Noun. The large fruit from this tree. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jackfruit

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jackfruit

jackeens jacker jackeroo jackeroos jackers jacket jacket crown jacket potato jacket potatoes jacketed

jacketing jacketless jackets jackfish jackfishes jackfruit (current term) jackfruit tree jackfruits jackhammer jackhammered

jackhammering jackhammers jackhole jackholes jackies jacking jacking off jacking up jackknife jackknife-fish

Literary usage of Jackfruit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sketches from Santalistan by Mathew Andreas Pederson (1913)
"A few days more of shouting and he will be able to read them off from beginning to end like a table. But if you take a leaf from the jackfruit READY FOR ..."

2. Crozet's Voyage to Tasmania, New Zealand, the Ladrone Islands, and the by Crozet, James R. Boosé (1891)
"Like the jackfruit it is covered with a thick skin, which is somewhat thorny, but of which the points are coarse, short, and blunted; its flower also ..."

3. A Gilbertese-English Dictionary by Hiram Bingham (1908)
"Ma'imai, va abounding in breadfruit or jackfruit trees. Ma'ina, a. white. M'a'im'ai, n. dampness. Maina'iiia, a. white. Maina'ina, n. whiteness. ..."

4. Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States by James George Scott, John Percy Hardiman (1901)
"jackfruit, plantains, peas, mustard, pumpkins, taung- sein leaf, and a few cabbages. ... Plantains, jackfruit, mangoes, beans, pumpkins, mustard, ..."

5. Siam: A Handbook of Practical, Commercial, and Political Information by Walter Armstrong Graham (1913)
"The jackfruit, (Siamese, Kanon) is to be found in the neighbourhood of most villages, and is easily distinguished by its smooth dark foliage and pale green ..."

6. Loving Ganesa: Hinduism's Endearing Elephant-Faced God by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Subramuniya (2000)
"... jackfruit, is a potato-like vegetable, a chewy nut and sweet yellow fruit all in one. Like the jack's stem, our attachments, though small, are strong. ..."

Other Resources: