Definition of "breadfruit" [bread•fruit]

• A Malaysian evergreen timber tree (Artocarpus altilis) having large, round, yellowish, edible fruits. (noun)
• The fruit of this tree. (noun)

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• "CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii—The breadfruit is a remarkable food: The prickly football-size pod is full of nutrients and energy."
• "The breadfruit is a superb tree, about 60 feet high, with deep green, shining leaves, a foot broad, sharply and symmetrically cut, worthy, from their exceeding beauty of form, to take the place of the acanthus in architectural ornament, and throwing their pale green fruit into delicate contrast."
• ""Tree crops like breadfruit, which is from the Pacific, could be introduced in Africa because trees are more resistant to climate change.""