jackfruit

IPA: dʒˈækfrut

A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.

Examples of "jackfruit" in Sentences

'The jackfruit is ugly and to some people is bad tasting.
"The main commercial crop in the area is jackfruit, which is also the favourite food of thebears.
The ripe jackfruit is good to eat; although with its distinct aroma, it is something of an acquired taste.
Here, canned jackfruit is cooked into a quick and easy Green Jackfruit Curry by Sheela of Delectable Victuals.
This book looks great - trying to find relatively common fruits such as jackfruit or breadfruit fresh is tough enough.
Besides mulberry trees, the farm boasts a variety of fruit trees such as jackfruit, banana, papaya, starfruit, lime and others.
The jackfruit is a fairly rapid grower, reaching 58 ft (17.5 m) in height and 28 in (70 cm) around the trunk in 20 years in Ceylon.
One of the earliest descriptions of the jackfruit is to be found in the 16th century memoirs of the Mughal Emperor Babar, who was not much enamored of it:
He said the KVK laid thrust on income generation from locally available fruits such as jackfruit, fig, papaya, mango, etc., by utilising refined technologies.