Meaning of ADANSONIA
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | |
[n] baobab; cream-of-tartar tree |
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ADANSONIA is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| Synonyms: | | genus Adansonia |
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| See Also: | | Adansonia digitata, Adansonia gregorii, baobab, Bombacaceae, cream-of-tartar tree, dilleniid dicot genus, family Bombacaceae, monkey-bread tree, sour gourd | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ad`an*so"ni*a\, n. [From Adanson, a French botanist.]
(Bot.)
A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two
species, {A. digitata}, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa
and India, and {A. Gregorii}, the sour gourd or
cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of
moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a
wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with
pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is
used by the natives for making ropes and cloth. --D. C.
Eaton.
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