breadfruit /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/ noun2 •The large round fruit of this tree. •Any member of the species Artocarpus altilis of evergreen trees, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.There is also a fine tract of guano, inland, where grow limes, oranges, breadfruit and mummy-apples. — 1929 formsbreadfruits