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jackfruit
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jackfruit has 2 senses
- jackfruit(n = noun.plant) artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit tree - East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds; Array has parts: jack, jackfruit, jak
- jackfruit(n = noun.food) jack, jak - immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted; Array is a kind of edible fruit
is a member of artocarpus, genus artocarpus
is a kind of fruit tree
is a part of artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit, jackfruit tree
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jackfruit, n.
1 an East Indian tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, bearing fruit resembling breadfruit.
2 this fruit.
1 an East Indian tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, bearing fruit resembling breadfruit.
2 this fruit.
Etymology
Port. jaca f. Malayalam chakka + FRUIT
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