baobab

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

monkey-bread tree, Adansonia digitata

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