breadfruit

noun

bread·​fruit ˈbred-ˌfrüt 

plural breadfruits also 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 see also mexican breadfruit

Illustration of breadfruit

Examples of breadfruit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Next door, the verdant 200-acre McBryde Garden preserves Hawaiian native plants, including breadfruit, koa, and ʻōhiʻa trees. —Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025

This polished restaurant is best known for its lengthy wine list and steadfast dedication to sourcing local ingredients for each dish, with options like chayote salad, breadfruit gnocchi and duck mofongo all gracing the menu. —Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

The breadfruit tree proved its adaptability, thriving on both. —Elaine Savory, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025

Banks and others reported that breadfruit required no work to grow or nurture. —Elaine Savory, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing breadfruit

• Mexican breadfruit

Rhymes for breadfruit

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute
• grapefruit

Kids Definition

breadfruit

noun

bread·​fruit -ˌfrüt 

: a round usually seedless fruit that resembles bread in color and texture when baked

also : a tall tropical tree that is related to the mulberries and bears this fruit