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jackfruit

jack·fruit [ ják frt ] (plural jack·fruit or jack·fruits)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. food 
Same as  jak


2. tropical Asian tree: a tree that produces jaks and fine-grained yellowish wood. Native to: tropical Asia.  Latin name Artocarpus heterophyllus.

[Mid-19th century. < variant of jak]
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