jackfruit
/ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹuːt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
Example Sentences
- "On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties."
- "The fruit grows on the branches from the axil of the leaves, and attains the size of a cantaloupe melon, but more oval, and generally eight to ten inches long; it has a stalk proportioned to its size, and exactly resembles the jackfruit, which is known to all those who have journeyed to the Indies."
- "Some fun meatless recipes include jackfruit sandwiches in place of pulled pork; black bean meatless balls or eggplant and shiitake “meatballs.”"