jackfruit

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Definition of jackfruit in English English dictionary

A tree, scientific name Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit

The large fruit from this tree

21This huge relative of the Breadfruit and fig can weigh up to 100 pounds Spiny and oval or oblong-shaped, the tropical jackfruit grows in parts of Africa, Brazil and Southeast Asia When green, both its flesh and edible seeds are included in curried dishes Ripe jackfruit has a bland, sweet flavor and is generally used for desserts In the United States, jackfruit is only available canned

Kathal Fruit

A large fruit related to the fig and the breadfruit This fruit, indigenous to Africa, Brazil, and Southeast Asia, which weighs up to 100 pounds, is used in desserts

large, heavy, intensely sweet tropical fruit

East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds

immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds

immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted

{i} large tropical Asian tree that looks like a breadfruit; huge edible fruit of the jackfruit tree

Hyphenation

jack·fruit