BAOBAB

baobab, monkey-bread tree, Adansonia digitata

(noun) African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

baobab (plural baobabs)

A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.

Synonyms: cream of tartar tree, sour gourd

Source: Wiktionary


Ba"o*bab, n. Etym: [The native name.] (Bot.)

Definition: A gigantic African tree (Adansonia digitata), also naturalized in India. See Adansonia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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