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ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS

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Meaning:

Native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread

Synonyms:

Artocarpus altilis; Artocarpus communis; breadfruit; breadfruit tree

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Artocarpus altilis" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "Artocarpus altilis"):

breadfruit (a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts)

Holonyms ("Artocarpus altilis" is a member of...):

Artocarpus; genus Artocarpus (evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit)

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