kapiak

See Ross (1992: 372).

Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg, is found throughout lowland/island PNG/Melanesia, where seeded as well as seedless forms are common. The cooked seeds are widely eaten.

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Noun forms

1. Tree crops and fruits: the breadfruit tree and fruit, Artocarpus altilis.

Noun combination forms

2. Tree crops and fruits: pikinini bilong kapiak edible breadfruit seeds

3. Tree crops and fruits: hailans kapiak Ficus dammaropsis, the fruit and young leaves of which are eaten in the Papua New Guinea highlands.

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