breadfruit
breadfruit Lexical Profile
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• noun
The large, round, starchy fruit of the breadfruit tree, which is typically roasted, baked, boiled, or fried, and resembles the texture and flavor of baked bread when cooked.
"For dinner, the host served roasted pork alongside a generous portion of steaming, lightly seasoned breadfruit."
A large, tropical evergreen tree of the mulberry family (Moraceae), native to New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippines, widely cultivated across the tropics for its highly productive yield of starchy fruits.
"The indigenous populations of Oceania historically relied on the breadfruit as a staple crop for sustenance and used its lightweight wood for constructing outrigger canoes."
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 17th century by English explorers; so named because the starchy texture and mild flavor of the cooked fruit strongly resemble those of freshly baked bread.
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