from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A large tree (Brosimum alicastrum) native to Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, having yellow fruits each with a large, edible seed.
- n. The seed of this tree.
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- n. A tree, Brosimum alicastrum, native to Latin America
- n. The edible fruit of this tree
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The Peroquia suddenly dominates as we continue into the garden surrounded by the same breadnut trees seen in so many Zocolas in all parts of Mexico.
However, the few areas that still contain moist forest assemblages also termed "Tropical Evergreen Forest" are characterized by tall trees reaching up to 30 meters (m), where the dominant species are: Mayan breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum), sapodilla (Manilkara zapota), rosadillo (Celtis monoica), Bursera simaruba, Dendropanax arboreus, and Sideroxylon capiri.
African breadnut (8); Zizyphus mauritiana, Indian jujube (8).
On a recent trip to Malaysia, however, I learned from Dr. Lee Ming Yong at the Tenom Agricultural Experiment Station that they are able to V-graft breadfruit onto breadnut trees.
Many a day breadnut save my belly from the pangs of hunger.
I have stressed that if I were to be reincarnated as a fruit or vegetable, I would return as a breadnut.