» adansonia
Noun (1 meaning)
1. baobab; cream-of-tartar tree.
adansonia is a type of:
- dilleniid dicot genus (noun) - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
adansonia is a member of:
- Bombacaceae, family Bombacaceae (noun) - tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
members of adansonia:
- baobab, monkey-bread tree, Adansonia digitata (noun) - African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
- cream-of-tartar tree, sour gourd, Adansonia gregorii (noun) - Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd