breadbasket

/ˌbrɛdˈbæskət/

Other forms: breadbaskets

Definitions of breadbasket

1. noun

   a basket for serving bread
   type of:

   basket, handbasket

   a container that is usually woven and has handles
2. noun

   a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
   type of:

   region

   a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
3. noun

   an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
   synonyms: stomach, tum, tummy

   types:

   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