breadnut [bred-nuht] WORD ORIGIN noun the round, yellow or brown fruit of the ramon, Brosimum alicastrum, of the mulberry family, used, roasted or boiled, as a substitute for bread in the West Indies. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of breadnut First recorded in 1750–60; bread + nut Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for breadnut breadnut noun a moraceous tree, Brosimum alicastrum, of Central America and the Caribbean the nutlike fruit of this tree, ground to produce a substitute for wheat flour, esp in the West Indies Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012