breadfruit
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4ADJ.
shared
VERB + BREADFRUIT
dish, get, grow, roast
BREADFRUIT + NOUN
grocer, mummy-apples
PREP.
from
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noun
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties.
There is also a fine tract of guano, inland, where grow limes, oranges, breadfruit and mummy-apples.
The large round fruit of this tree.
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5On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, th
WiktionaryThere is also a fine tract of guano, inland, where grow limes, oranges, breadfruit and mummy-apples.
WiktionaryMy teacher cooked a delicious dish of roast breadfruit and shared it with the class.
Tatoeba · #10095922You can get okra and breadfruit from the grocer on the corner.
Tatoeba · #11115120Have you had breadfruit?
Tatoeba · #13233161