breadfruit

noun

bread·​fruit ˈbred-ˌfrüt 

plural breadfruits also 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 see also mexican breadfruit

Illustration of breadfruit

Examples of breadfruit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Overhead, breadfruit trees provided shade from the punishing sun that gave Lahaina its name. —Sarah L. Voisin, Washington Post, 4 July 2024

His first dish was a scallop and habanero leche de tigre with breadfruit and nori tuile. —Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024

Of course, there were some people and communities who grew breadfruit and like breadfruit and ate breadfruit. —Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2023

Finding a roadside breadfruit tree is like spending a moment in Eden. —Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing breadfruit

• Mexican breadfruit

Kids Definition

breadfruit

noun

bread·​fruit -ˌfrüt 

: a round usually seedless fruit that resembles bread in color and texture when baked

also : a tall tropical tree that is related to the mulberries and bears this fruit