breadfruit tree breadf·ruitt·ree uncommon noun 1. native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread Synonymsbreadfruitbreadfruit treeArtocarpus communisArtocarpus altilis Related words Broader terms fruit tree Parts Artocarpus Part of breadfruit WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.