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Baobab

/ˈbeɪəʊbab/

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

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

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Word	Definition
adansonia digitata	Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the genus Adansonia, the baobabs, and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman).
monkey-bread treenoun	african tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Baobab"

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Word	Definition
adansonia digitata	Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the genus Adansonia, the baobabs, and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman).
monkey-bread treenoun	african tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
hararenoun	The capital city of Zimbabwe, previously named Salisbury.
african baobabnoun	A tree of species Adansonia digitata.
adansonianoun	Any member of the tree genus Adansonia, the baobabs.
mowananoun	Adansonia digitata, the African baobab tree.
boabnoun	(Australia) The tree Adansonia gregorii, a baobab species endemic to the Kimberley region and the Northern Territory of Australia.
sour gourdnoun	The baobab tree.
upside-down treenoun	Synonym of African baobab.
cream of tartar treenoun	The baobab tree (Adansonia digitata).
tabaldinoun	Synonym of African baobab.
bread treenoun	A cycad, found in tropical and southern Africa, whose thick main stem can be made into a type of flour similar to sago.
tebeldinoun	Synonym of African baobab.
lalonoun	baobab leaf powder, used to make soups in Western Africa.
mabolonoun	The edible fruit of this tree.
sausage treenoun	A large African tree with fruits that look like sausages, Kigelia africana.
mangabanoun	The round, edible fruit of the tree Hancornia speciosa, native to parts of South America.
mobola plumnoun	The edible orange-coloured fruit of this tree.
bladdernutnoun	Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
moabinoun	A tree of species Baillonella toxisperma, found throughout subtropical forests of Africa, used for its oil.