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ADANSONIA GREGORII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Adansonia gregorii mean? 

ADANSONIA GREGORII (noun)
  The noun ADANSONIA GREGORII has 1 sense:

1. Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourdplay

  Familiarity information: ADANSONIA GREGORII used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ADANSONIA GREGORII (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Adansonia gregorii; cream-of-tartar tree; sour gourd

Hypernyms ("Adansonia gregorii" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Meronyms (parts of "Adansonia gregorii"):

sour gourd (acid-tasting Australian gourd-like fruit with a woody rind and large seeds)

Holonyms ("Adansonia gregorii" is a member of...):

Adansonia; genus Adansonia (baobab; cream-of-tartar tree)


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