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jak

[jak]
–noun
jackfruit.

jack⋅fruit

[jak-froot]
–noun
1. a large, tropical, milky-juiced tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the mulberry family, having stiff and glossy green leaves, cultivated for its very large, edible fruit and seeds.
2. the fruit of this tree, which may weigh up to 70 lb. (32 kg).
Also called jak, jack.


Origin:
1810–20; jack 2 + fruit
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jak

noun
immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted [syn: jackfruit
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