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Definition of bread tree

bread tree
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.

Meaning of bread tree from wikipedia

- oldest trees have died, for unknown reasons. Common names for the baobab include monkey-bread tree, upside-down tree, and cream of tartar tree. African...
- moderately ripe fruit when cooked, similar to freshly baked bread and having a potato-like flavor. The trees have been widely planted in tropical regions, including...
- species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees, bread palms or kaffir bread, since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre...
- the pastry's resemblance to the monkey puzzle tree Araucaria araucana. What most people know as monkey bread today in the United States is actually the Hungarian...
- Adansonia is a genus made up of eight species of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs (/ˈbaʊbæb/ or /ˈbeɪoʊbæb/) or adansonias. They are placed...
- moss (sometimes named "bread moss" in Norwegian) are mentioned in historic sources. The inner bark is the only part of a tree trunk that is actually edible;...
- 500 kJ or 600 kcal per 100 g). In some areas, sweet chestnut trees are called "bread trees". When chestnuts are just starting to ripen, the fruits are...
- sometimes described as the "bread of the tropics" but should not be confused with the tropical and equatorial bread tree (Encephalartos), the breadfruit...
- "St. John's bread" and "locust tree" (not to be confused with African locust bean). The latter designation also applies to several other trees from the same...
- include: bottle tree or bottletree cream of tartar tree gourd-gourd tree gouty stem tree monkey bread tree sour gourd upside down tree dead rat tree Endemic to...