单词 | breadnut tree |
释义 | > as lemmasbreadnut tree breadnut tree n. either of two trees producing breadnuts, Brosimum alicastrum and Artocarpus altilis. ΚΠ ?1740 Importance Jamaica to Great-Brit. 53 The Bread-Nut Tree..is a hard Wood of a whitish Colour, and grows very large. 1826 C. R. Williams Tour Island Jamaica 40 In cases of drought, the cattle are fed with the leaves of the bread-nut tree and the ramoon. 1970 World Archaeol. 2 194 A significant association of Breadnut trees (Brosimum alicastrum) with house ruins indicates that each household had growing a number of such trees. 2006 D. Ragone in C. R. Elevitch Trad. Trees Pacific Islands 102 (caption) A mature breadnut tree can produce as many as 600–800 fruits per year. < as lemmas |
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