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Definition: Artocarpus altilis

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread.[Wordnet].

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Definition: Artocarpus altilis

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Common Expressions: Artocarpus altilis

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Artocarpus altilisNative to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Artocarpus altilis

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Artocarpus altilisBotanical1: Breadfruits, the main cargo of the H. M. S. Bounty, are still cultivated in Panama. The seeded varieties are capable of natural regeneration (!). Breadfruits of good quality rarely produce seeds and the fruits are eaten, picked before they are ripe, while the pulp is still white and mealy. They are baked, boiled or sliced and "french-fried". Occasionally they may be eaten raw. For storage, it is best to bake or roast, then slice and sun-dry. In some Pacific Islands, they are fermented to form a malodorous paste baked into cakes. Seeds of the seeded varieties are boiled or roasted like chestnuts by the Darien Negroes (!). A fiber can be obtained from the bark and the latex is used for caulking boats. The leaves may be fed to livestock. (references)
  2: "Breadfruit" "'ulu" (references)

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