breadfruit

UK: /ˈbrɛdfruːt/ US: /ˈbrɛdˌfrut/ ,(bred′fro̅o̅t′)

Inflections of 'breadfruit' (n):

breadfruits

npl

breadfruit

npl (Can be used as a collective plural)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bread•fruit /ˈbrɛdˌfrut/   n. 

1. Plant Biology a large round fruit from a tree of the mulberry family:
   [uncountable] Baked breadfruit tastes a lot like bread.
   [countable] Chop off a few breadfruits.
2. Plant Biology [countable] this tree itself.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bread•fruit  (bred′fro̅o̅t′), n. 

1. Plant Biology a large, round, starchy fruit borne by a tree, Artocarpus altilis, of the mulberry family, native to the Pacific islands, used, baked or roasted, for food.
2. Plant Biology the tree bearing this fruit.

• bread + fruit 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

breadfruit / ˈbrɛdˌfruːt/ noun ( -fruits, -fruit)

1. a moraceous tree, Artocarpus communis (or A. altilis), of the Pacific Islands, having large round edible starchy usually seedless, fruit
2. the fruit of this tree, which is eaten baked or roasted and has a texture like bread