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breadfruit

breadf·ruit

UK/ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/ US/ˈbrɛˌdfrut/ uncommon

noun

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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

Origin

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

Phrases

  • African breadfruit (Artocarpus treculianus and Treculia africana
  • false breadfruit
  • highland breadfruit
  • Mexican breadfruit
  • seeded breadfruit

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