| Pronunciation: | | 'beyow`bab
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread |
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BAOBAB is a 6 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | Adansonia digitata, monkey-bread tree |
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| | See Also: | | Adansonia, angiospermous tree, flowering tree, genus Adansonia, monkey bread, sour gourd |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ba"o*bab\, n. [The native name.] (Bot.)
A gigantic African tree ({Adansonia digitata}), also
naturalized in India. See {Adansonia}.
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