ARTOCARPUS COMMUNIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Artocarpus communis mean? 

• ARTOCARPUS COMMUNIS (noun)
  The noun ARTOCARPUS COMMUNIS has 1 sense:

1. native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread

  Familiarity information: ARTOCARPUS COMMUNIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTOCARPUS COMMUNIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Artocarpus altilis; Artocarpus communis; breadfruit; breadfruit tree

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

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "Artocarpus communis"):

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 communis" is a member of...):

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