ˈbrō]səməm, -rä], ]zə-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek brōsimon, neuter of brōsimos eatable, from Greek bibrōskein to devour — more at voracious
: a small genus of tropical American trees (family Moraceae) having a milky juice and monoecious flowers and including several of economic importance — see breadnut , cow tree 1, letterwood