Artocarpus

Noun

Meaning

evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit

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Cassava is sometimes described as the 'bread of the tropics' citation but should not be confused with the tropical and equatorial bread tree (Encephalartos), the breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) or the African breadfruit (Treculia africana). Source: Internet

In a dense pocket near the Biome’s Malaysian Garden stands a Jackfruit tree - proper name Artocarpus heterophyllus – bearing on its side the single giant pendulous fruit. Source: Internet

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