baobab
baobab
[ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab]
noun
[ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab]
noun
- a short tree with a very thick trunk and large edible fruit, living to a great age
猴面包树 - Genus Adansonia, family Bombacaceae: several species, in particular the African A. digitata and the Australian A. gregorii
猴面包树属，木棉科：数种，尤指非洲的猴面包树和澳洲的猴面包树
- mid 17th cent.: probably from an African language; first recorded in Latin (1592), in a treatise on the plants of Egypt by Prosper Alpinus, Italian botanist
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