baobab

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/ (UK)
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/ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/ (UK) · /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/ (US) · /ˈbaʊbæb/ (US)

Definition of baobab

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  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.

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Etymology

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

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