baobab
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/ / /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/ / /ˈbaʊbæb/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
- A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- Any tree of the genus Adansonia.