Brosimum Alicastrum
The bread-nut tree of Jamaica. The nuts or seeds produced by this tree are said to form an agreeable and nutritious article of food. When cooked they taste like hazelnuts. The young branches and shoot...
The bread-nut tree of Jamaica. The nuts or
seeds produced by this tree are said to form an agreeable and
nutritious article of food. When cooked they taste like hazelnuts.
The young branches and shoots are greedily eaten by horses and
cattle, and the wood resembles mahogany, and is used for making
furniture.
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