breadfruit

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/ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/

Definition of breadfruit

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noun

An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

“On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties.”
“There is also a fine tract of guano, inland, where grow limes, oranges, breadfruit and mummy-apples.”

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noun

An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

“On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties.”
“There is also a fine tract of guano, inland, where grow limes, oranges, breadfruit and mummy-apples.”
The large round fruit of this tree.

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Calque of translingual Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) + fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)).

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