breadfruit

== English == === Etymology === Calque of taxonomic name Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) +‎ fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/ === Noun === breadfruit (plural breadfruits or breadfruit) Any of species Artocarpus altilis of evergreen trees, 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