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baobab::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adansonia digitata, monkey-bread tree |
| Type of | angiospermous tree, flowering tree |
Examples of baobab
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The hot fruit is the oddly named baobab, not available yet in the United States.
From the orlandosentinel.com
In any case, the baobab is the living elder on a continent which reveres elders.
From the economist.com
The baobab tree represents one of the most ancient species of life on the planet.
From the sciencedaily.com
In the distance rose a baobab tree, identifiable by its massive gray-brown trunk.
From the washingtonpost.com
Baobab talked to Mr McArthur about aid to Africa and the continent's prospects.
From the economist.com
We sat on the terrace, drinks in hand, looking over a forest of acacia and baobab.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Unlikely ingredients such as the baobab fruit in Oxien were a recurring theme.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Baobab Resources, on the other hand, jumped 2.12p to 11.62p on speculative demand.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
From dancing lemurs to giant baobab trees, the country is remarkably diverse.
From the desmoinesregister.com
- African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
- Adansonia is a genus of eight species of tree, six native to Madagascar, one native to mainland Africa and one to Australia. The mainland African species also occurs on Madagascar, but it is not a native of that island.
- A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits
- Tree, fruit, juice, leaves, and seeds used
- A typical Malagasy tree which looks like it was turned upside down with the roots pointing up.
- (n.): a tree found in Africa and specially adapted to drought. Its swollen trunk stores water while the twisted branches are reduced in size. Almost all of the baobab can be used (trunk, fruits, leaves). Back
