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breadfruit

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

bread·fruit

noun \ˈbred-ˌfrüt\

Definition of BREADFRUIT

: a round starchy usually seedless fruit that resembles bread in color and texture when baked; also : a tall tropical evergreen tree (Artocarpus altilis) of the mulberry family that bears this fruit

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First Known Use of BREADFRUIT

1697

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