breadfruit

== English == === Etymology === Calque of translingual Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) +‎ fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/ === Noun === breadfruit (plural breadfruits or breadfruit) An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. The large round fruit of this tree. ==== Synonyms ==== (tree): breadfruit tree ==== Derived terms ==== African breadfruit (Artocarpus treculianus and Treculia africana false breadfruit (Monstera deliciosa) highland breadfruit (Ficus dammaropsis) Mexican breadfruit (Monstera deliciosa) seeded breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === breadfruit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Artocarpus altilis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Artocarpus altilis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons