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baobab
[ bey-oh-bab, bah-oh-, bou-bab ]
noun
- any large tree belonging to the genus Adansonia, of the bombax family, especially A. digitata, which is native to tropical Africa, has an exceedingly thick trunk, and bears a gourdlike fruit.
baobab
/ ˈbeɪəʊˌbæb /
noun
- a bombacaceous tree, Adansonia digitata , native to Africa, that has a very thick trunk, large white flowers, and a gourdlike fruit with an edible pulp called monkey bread Also calledbottle treemonkey bread tree
Word History and Origins
Origin of baobab1
Word History and Origins
Origin of baobab1
Example Sentences
You can also support the primates by becoming a co-owner of a baobab tree at Reniala, complete with co-ownership title.
In the past week, I have driven nearly 11,000 miles from London to Mongolia, walked the Amazon from top to bottom and sat under a baobab tree in Senegal, listening to chirping birds.
As all know, the mowana, or baobab, is one of the largest of trees; specimens being met with having a girth of nearly 100 feet.
One baobab he computed at 90 feet in girth, and its rounded crest extended over an area of upwards of 170 yards in circuit.
And so, linking his arm with the worthy major, he calmly wended his way to Baobab Villa, amid the ringing cheers of the populace.
The baobab and the karite (shea butter tree) are found only in the Niger districts.
On reaching it, we seated ourselves under a large baobab, which was more than thirty feet in circumference.
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