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Adansonia
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What's The Definition Of Adansonia?
[n] baobab; cream-of-tartar tree
Synonyms | Synonyms for Adansonia: genus Adansonia Related Terms | Find terms related to Adansonia: See Also | Adansonia digitata | Adansonia gregorii | baobab | Bombacaceae | cream-of-tartar tree | dilleniid dicot genus | family Bombacaceae | monkey-bread tree | sour gourd Adansonia In Webster's Dictionary \Ad`an*so"ni*a\, n. [From Adanson, a French botanist.]
(Bot.)
A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two
species, {A. digitata}, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa
and India, and {A. Gregorii}, the sour gourd or
cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of
moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a
wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with
pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is
used by the natives for making ropes and cloth. --D. C.
Eaton.
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