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bread⋅nut

  [bred-nuht]
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–noun
the round, yellow or brown fruit of the ramon, Brosimum alicastrum, of the mulberry family, used, roasted or boiled, as a substitute for bread in the West Indies.
Origin:
1750–60; bread + nut
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bread·nut   (brěd'nŭt')   
n.  

  1. A large tree (Brosimum alicastrum) native to Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, having yellow fruits each with a large, edible seed.

  2. The seed of this tree.

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breadnut

prolific trees closely related to the breadfruit and found widely in second-growth Central American tropical rainforests, where its presence in deep forest is considered evidence of pre-Colombian Mayan silviculture. The tree has since been cultivated in many tropical countries.

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