ADANSONIA
Adansonia, genus Adansonia
(noun) baobab; cream-of-tartar tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ad`an*so"ni*a, n. Etym: [From Adanson, a French botanist.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two
species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India,
and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia.
Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a
wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly
acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives
for making ropes and cloth. D. C. Eaton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition