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breadbasket

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: breadbasket

1
 n
a basket for serving bread
2
 n
a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
3
 n
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: breadbasket
1

n a basket for serving bread

Type of:
basket, handbasket
a container that is usually woven and has handles
2

n a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain

Type of:
region
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
3

n an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

Synonyms:
stomach, tum, tummy
Types:
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craw, crop
a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
first stomach, rumen
the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing
reticulum, second stomach
the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
omasum, psalterium, third stomach
the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
abomasum, fourth stomach
the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place
Type of:
internal organ, viscus
a main organ that is situated inside the body
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