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baobab

/ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/

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What does baobab mean?

noun

  1. A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
  2. Any tree of the genus Adansonia.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈbaʊbæb/
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Among organic creations, this tree is undoubtedly, together with the Adansonia or baobab of Senegal, one of the oldest inhabitants of our globe.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
Accordingly, I secured one of these vehicles, which are pushed by two strapping Swahili boys, and was soon flying down the track, which once outside the town lay for the most part through dense groves of mango, baobab, banana and palm trees, with here and there brilliantly coloured creepers hanging in luxuriant festoons from the branches.
J. H. (John Henry) PattersonThe Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African AdventuresProject Gutenberg ebook #3810