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jackfruit

  • noun
  • jack·fruit
  • /ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹuːt/

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

Other meanings

  1. The large fruit from this tree.

A kind of

  • fruit tree

Related words

  • jackwood

Word history

From Portuguese "jaca".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “jackfruit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.