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 

• ADANSONIA DIGITATA (noun)

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Meaning:

African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread

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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)