Brēad'-fruit, n.

noun

(32), n. (Bot.) The fruit of a tree (Artocarpus incisa), found in the isles of the Pacific. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name. The name is also applied to the tree, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves, and is also called

A botanical illustration of a breadfruit plant, showing its large round fruit, leaves, stem, and smaller fruiting structures. — Bread-fruit.