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

The storm takes its name from the goddess of nature and breadfruit on the island of Kosrae, which is located in the Federated States of Micronesia. —John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026

Then Kris handed me an ‘ulu, otherwise known as breadfruit. —Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2025

Our kids learned to identify cacao from coffee, breadfruit from pineapple, and decided every community should provide free fruit. —Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

Next door, the verdant 200-acre McBryde Garden preserves Hawaiian native plants, including breadfruit, koa, and ʻōhiʻa trees. —Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing breadfruit

• Mexican breadfruit

Rhymes for breadfruit

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute
• grapefruit

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