Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tropical evergreen tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) of South and Southeast Asia, widely cultivated for its very large edible fruits, having pulpy yellow flesh.
- noun The fruit of this tree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fruit of the jack-tree.
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- noun A tree, scientific name Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the
Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit. - noun The large fruit from this tree.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
- noun immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One of the earliest descriptions of the jackfruit is to be found in the 16th century memoirs of the Mughal Emperor Babar, who was not much enamored of it:
November 13th, 2007 2007
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Here, canned jackfruit is cooked into a quick and easy Green Jackfruit Curry by Sheela of Delectable Victuals.
Archive 2007-03-01 Nupur 2007
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'The jackfruit is ugly and to some people is bad tasting.
November 13th, 2007 2007
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The ripe jackfruit is good to eat; although with its distinct aroma, it is something of an acquired taste.
Archive 2005-10-01 Nupur 2005
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The jackfruit is a fairly rapid grower, reaching 58 ft (17.5 m) in height and 28 in (70 cm) around the trunk in 20 years in Ceylon.
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Besides mulberry trees, the farm boasts a variety of fruit trees such as jackfruit, banana, papaya, starfruit, lime and others.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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He said the KVK laid thrust on income generation from locally available fruits such as jackfruit, fig, papaya, mango, etc., by utilising refined technologies.
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This book looks great - trying to find relatively common fruits such as jackfruit or breadfruit fresh is tough enough.
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"The main commercial crop in the area is jackfruit, which is also the favourite food of thebears.
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"The main commercial crop in the area is jackfruit, which is also the favourite food of thebears.
frogapplause commented on the word jackfruit
bilby: dried jackfruit here!
(I've never tasted it fresh or canned, just dried.)
May 24, 2011
bilby commented on the word jackfruit
Mmmm, jackfruit!
May 24, 2011