Artocarpus

artocarpus

(ˌɑːtəʊˈkɑːpəs) n (Plants) a genus of the mulberry family, originating in Asia, species of which include the jackfruit and the breadfruit

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Artocarpus - evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruitgenus Artocarpusdicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationfamily Moraceae, Moraceae, mulberry family - trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus CannabisArtocarpus altilis, Artocarpus communis, breadfruit, breadfruit tree - native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like breadArtocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit, jackfruit tree - East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seedsArtocarpus odoratissima, marang, marang tree - Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit