Difference between revisions of "Breadfruit"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | ''Artocarpus communis''; fruta- | + | ''Artocarpus communis''; fruta-pão (Port.) |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Breadfruit." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Breadfruit." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 6 May 2004 . |
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Description
A tall, shiny leaf tree (Artocarpus communis) native to Hawaiian and South Pacific islands. The bast fibers from inner fibrous bark of the tree are used to make a paper called tapa. Breadfruit wood has been used to make canoes and furniture.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Artocarpus communis; fruta-pão (Port.)
Authority
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Breadfruit." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 6 May 2004 .