a fast-growing tropical Asian tree related to the breadfruit 木菠萝,波罗蜜
Artocarpus heterophyllus, family Moraceae 拉丁名Artocarpus heterophyllus,桑科 ■the very large edible fruit of this tree, resembling a breadfruit and important as food in the tropics 木菠萝,波罗蜜
语源
late 16th cent.: from Portuguese jaca (from Malayalam chakka) + fruit