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breadfruit

noun bread·fruit \ˈbred-ˌfrüt\

: a round fruit that resembles bread when it is baked

Full 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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