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bread⋅fruit

  [bred-froot]
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–noun
1. a large, round, starchy fruit borne by a tree, Artocarpus altilis, of the mulberry family, native to the Pacific islands, used, baked or roasted, for food.
2. the tree bearing this fruit.
Origin:
1690–1700; bread + fruit
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bread·fruit   (brěd'frōōt')   
n.  

  1. A Malaysian evergreen timber tree (Artocarpus altilis) having large, round, yellowish, edible fruits.

  2. The fruit of this tree.

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