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ADANSONIA DIGITATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Adansonia digitata mean?
• ADANSONIA DIGITATA (noun)
The noun ADANSONIA DIGITATA has 1 sense:
1. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
Familiarity information: ADANSONIA DIGITATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Adansonia digitata; baobab; monkey-bread tree
Hypernyms ("Adansonia digitata" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Meronyms (parts of "Adansonia digitata"):
monkey bread; sour gourd (African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp)
Holonyms ("Adansonia digitata" is a member of...):
Adansonia; genus Adansonia (baobab; cream-of-tartar tree)
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