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Ad·an·so·nia
/ˌædṇˈsonɪə, ˌædˌæn, njə/
名詞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Adansonia
n
:
baobab
;
cream-of-tartar
tree
[
syn
:
genus Adansonia
]
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