What does jack-fruit mean?

jack-fruit

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Frequency: 4.38 in modern English

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"The jack-fruit I spoke of is of three kinds—barca, papa, and pacheri jack-fruit. These fruits are very large; some weigh eighty pounds or thereabouts. […] In these jack-fruit the seeds are sometimes white and sometimes red; some are hard, some are soft, and each variety has its special flavour."

jack-fruits (plural)

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