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a) An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.b) The large round fruit of this tree.Syn: breadfruit tree
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breadfruit — ► NOUN ▪ a large round starchy fruit of a tropical tree, used as a vegetable and to make a substitute for flour … English terms dictionary
breadfruit — [bred′fro͞ot΄] n. 1. a tropical tree (Artocarpus altilis) of the mulberry family, with large, round, usually seedless fruit 2. this fruit, with a starchy pulp, which resembles bread when baked … English World dictionary
Breadfruit — Taxobox name = Breadfruit image width = 240px image caption = Breadfruit cultivated on Hawai i Island regnum = Plantae phylum = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Moraceae genus = Artocarpus species = A. altilis… … Wikipedia
breadfruit — Ulu, kino o Haumea. See sayings, kī o e, pakī, ule, ulu. ♦ Cooked but unpounded breadfruit, ulu pa a. ♦ Breadfruit pudding, paipaie e, pepeie e, piele. ♦ Rotten breadfruit, ulu pilo. ♦ Male breadfruit flower, ule ulu, pōule, pō ulu … English-Hawaiian dictionary
breadfruit — /bred frooht /, n. 1. a large, round, starchy fruit borne by a tree, Artocarpus altilis, of the mulberry family, native to the Pacific islands, used, baked or roasted, for food. 2. the tree bearing this fruit. [1690 1700; BREAD + FRUIT] * * *… … Universalium
breadfruit — [[t]bre̱dfruːt[/t]] N VAR (breadfruit is both the singular and the plural form.) Breadfruit are large round fruit that grow on trees in the Pacific Islands and in tropical parts of America and that, when baked, look and feel like bread … English dictionary
breadfruit — UK [ˈbredˌfruːt] / US [ˈbredˌfrut] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms breadfruit : singular breadfruit plural breadfruits a large round fruit that looks like bread after you have cooked it … English dictionary
breadfruit — paprastasis duonmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šilkmedinių šeimos daržovinis, krakmolinis augalas (Artocarpus altilis), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje, kituose atogrąžų kraštuose auginamas. Jo sėklos ir vaisiai valgomi. atitikmenys: lot.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Breadfruit Apartments — (Порт Вила,Вануату) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Captain Cook Av … Каталог отелей
