BAOBAB

 Dictionary entry overview: What does baobab mean? 

• BAOBAB (noun)
  The noun BAOBAB 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: BAOBAB used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAOBAB (noun)

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 ("baobab" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "baobab"):

monkey bread; sour gourd (African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp)

Holonyms ("baobab" is a member of...):

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