Ad·an·so·nia /ˌædṇˈsonɪə, ˌædˌæn, njə/ 名詞
Ad·an·so·ni·a n. Bot. A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, Adansonia digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and Adansonia Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth.
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Adansonia
n : baobab; cream-of-tartar tree [syn: genus Adansonia]