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Breadfruit - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Breadfruit : (noun)
1: native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a
texture like bread [syn: breadfruit tree, Artocarpus
communis, Artocarpus altilis]
2: round seedless or seeded fruit with a bread-like texture;
eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the
roasted seeds resemble chestnuts
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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 bread, and
is eaten as food, whence the name.
2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size,
with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and
the timber is used for many purposes. Called also
breadfruit tree and bread tree.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Breadfruit |
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CitaBeast: jerk chicken and Breadfruit. #mylife |
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pulchrissima: About to go and make some fried Breadfruit! Meh belly been talking to me allll day! |
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RudeBwoySos: Eating mi Breadfruit && jerk chicken |
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