breadfruit
noun
bread·fruit
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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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The jerk meat is usually accompanied by starchy breadfruit, yam and a barely-sweet cruller called festival. — Mark Rogers, USA TODAY, "Taking a family vacation to Jamaica? 10 reasons to leave your all-inclusive resort," 29 July 2019 Stop in at The Coal Pot Restaurant for authentic Lucian dishes like saltfish and breadfruit and St. Lucian Crab Back and pumpkin soup. — Anquanette Gaspard, Essence, "Live It Up: Get On Badder Than Bad at St. Lucia Carnival 2019," 9 July 2019 Others include ‘awa (kava), kukui (candlenut), mai‘a (banana), niu (coconut), ‘uala (sweet potato), and ‘ulu (breadfruit). — National Geographic, "Gordon Ramsay Journeys Along Hawaii’s Hana Coast," 2 July 2019 Tulasi shows me where neem and breadfruit trees once divided her land from the road, their disappearance depriving her crops of shade. — Tamar Adler, Vogue, "The Young Farmers Behind Puerto Rico’s Food Revolution," 20 June 2018 For those who like to eat local, make time on the way back for a stop at Jemma’s Seaview Treehouse Kitchen for broiled lobsters and a wedge of mac ‘n' cheese layered with slices of breadfruit. — Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY, "Best Caribbean islands for nature lovers," 9 Apr. 2018 Joseph said Irma had felled banana trees, thrown breadfruit and avocados to the ground and swallowed homes along the coast. — Jacqueline Charles, miamiherald, "Irma mostly spared Haiti. But for struggling farmers, the damages are devastating," 9 Sep. 2017 Other than the fruit trees dotting the property — supplying all the banana, papaya, breadfruit, and lychee the Evslins could want — little else has taken root. — Longreads, "Hard Lessons in Living Off the Grid," 8 Aug. 2017 Before the storm shredded her coconut and breadfruit trees, Marie-Lucienne Duvert eked out a living selling wholesale to street merchants in Port-au-Prince. — Jacqueline Charles, miamiherald, "After Hurricane Matthew, many victims in Haiti feel abandoned," 14 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'breadfruit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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breadfruit
noun
English Language Learners Definition of breadfruit
: a round fruit that resembles bread when it is baked
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