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Definition of breadfruit tree

breadfruit 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 breadfruit tree from wikipedia

- Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family (Moraceae) believed to be a domesticated descendant...
- Amangalla. The breadfruit (Artucarpus incisisus) tree was introduced in Galle first by the Dutch; reputedly the oldest breadfruit tree in Sri Lanka can...
- medium-sized tree in the family Moraceae. It is native to New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippines. It is the wild ancestor of the breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)...
- the breadfruit and the seeded breadfruit. The City of Antipolo got its name from the said tree. Artocarpus camansi, the wild seeded breadfruit Artocarpus...
- in musical theater, starring as the female lead in The Woman on the Breadfruit Tree, based on Amy Cheung's novel of the same name. She was nominated as...
- Breadfruit may refer to: Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), a species of flowering tree widely grown for their edible fruit. It is also used to refer to...
- jack tree Artocarpus heterophyllus, a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae). The jackfruit is the largest tree fruit...
- jackfruit, cempedak, and breadfruit trees which all belong to the same genus, Artocarpus. Artocarpus odoratissimus is an evergreen tree growing to 25 metres...
- New York: Routledge, 2006. Liyanage, Gunadasa. "Revolution under the breadfruit tree: The story of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement and its founder Dr. A.T...
- more po****r myth is that the mischievous Kauluāʻau pulled up every breadfruit tree (ʻulu) he could find on Maui. Finally his father, Kakaʻalaneo had to...