baobab

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


a tree, native of Africa, Adansonia digitata. The name is Ethiopian. It has beenintroduced into many tropical countries. The Australianspecies of the genus is A. gregorii, F. v. M., called also Cream of Tartar or Sour Gourd-tree, Gouty-stem (q.v.), and Bottle-tree (q.v.).

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