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baobab Definition

bao·bab (bā′ō bab′, bä′-)

noun

a thick-trunked tree (Adansonia digitata) of the bombax family, native to Africa: fiber from its bark is used for making rope, paper, etc., and the gourdlike fruit has an edible pulp

Etymology: < ? Ethiopian native name

baobab Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • large: This region is famous for its large baobabs and its traditional family tombs, central to the Malagasy beliefs and culture.

Modifies a noun

  • tree: An African baobab tree stores up to 136,000 liters of water in its trunk to cope with times of drought.
  • book: Baobab Books on behalf of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Harare 1997. xx, 164 pp.

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