a moraceous tree, Brosimum alicastrum, of Central America and the Caribbean
2.
the nutlike fruit of this tree, ground to produce a substitute for wheat flour, esp in the West Indies
breadnut in American English
(ˈbredˌnʌt)
noun
the round, yellow or brown fruit of the ramon, Brosimum alicastrum, of the mulberry family, used, roasted or boiled, as a substitute for bread in the West Indies
Word origin
[1750–60; bread + nut]This word is first recorded in the period 1750–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: infiltrate, permeability, quartz, railroad, summation