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baobab

Syllabification: (ba·o·bab)

Pronunciation: /ˈbāōˌbab, ˈbä-ō-/

Definition of baobab

noun

a short tree with an enormously thick trunk and large edible fruit. It can live to a great age.
- Genus Adansonia, family Bombacaceae: several species, in particular the African A. digitata and the Australian A. gregorii

Origin:

mid 17th century: probably from an African language; first recorded in Latin (1592), in a treatise on the plants of Egypt by Prosper Alpinus, Italian botanist