Word of the Day:
breadfruit
What It Means
Any member of the 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.
Breadfruit in Context
“There is also a fine tract of guano, inland, where grow limes, oranges, breadfruit and mummy-apples.”
Did You Know?
Calque of taxonomic name Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) + fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)).
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