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baobab

/ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab//ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/

baobab noun: a tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.

baobab: a tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible...
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Noun

baobab (plural baobabs)

  1. A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
  2. Any tree of the genus Adansonia.

baobab meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

baobab in Tamil

Adansonia digitata
பெருக்கமரம் perukkamaram, பப்பரப்புளி papparappuḷi

baobab in Arabic

Adansonia digitata
أَبُو حِبَاب ʔabū ḥibāb, بُوحِبَاب būḥibāb, بَاوْبَاب bāwbāb, تِبِلْدِيّ tibildiyy

baobab in Vietnamese

Adansonia digitata
bao báp

Synonyms of baobab

All synonyms of baobab

Forms of baobab

pluralbaobabs
alternative form (obsolete)boabab

Origin of baobab

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Phrases with baobab

Questions about baobab

What does baobab mean?
Baobab means a tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
What is baobab in Tamil?
Baobab in Tamil is பெருக்கமரம் (perukkamaram), பப்பரப்புளி (papparappuḷi). See Baobab meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is baobab?
Baobab is a noun.
How do you pronounce baobab?
Baobab is pronounced /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/ (UK).
What is the plural of baobab?
The plural of baobab is baobabs.

Words near baobab in the dictionary

  1. bao bun
  2. bao buns
  3. bao toh
  4. Bao'an
  5. Bao-angan
  6. baobab
  7. baobabs
  8. Baobaoan
  9. Baode
  10. Baodi
  11. Baoding

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