baobab Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
    monkey-bread tree; Adansonia digitata.

WordNet

Ba"o*bab noun
Etymology
The native name.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A gigantic African tree (Adansonia digitata), also naturalized in India. See Adansonia.

Webster 1913