Definition of Adansonia

1. Noun. Baobab; cream-of-tartar tree.

Exact synonyms: Genus Adansonia
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Bombacaceae, Family Bombacaceae
Member holonyms: Adansonia Gregorii, Cream-of-tartar Tree, Sour Gourd, Adansonia Digitata, Baobab, Monkey-bread Tree

Definition of Adansonia

1. n. A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. 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.

Definition of Adansonia

1. Noun. Any member of the tree genus ''Adansonia'', the baobabs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Adansonia

1. A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. Digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. 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. Origin: From Adanson, a French botanist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adansonia

adamantoma
adamants
adamantyl
adamantylamine
adamantyls
adamaunt
adambulacral
adament
adamently
adamite
adams-stokes syndrome
adamsite
adamsites
adance
adangle
adansonia (current term)
adansonias
adapalene
adapiform
adapiforms
adapoid
adapoids
adapt
adaptabilities
adaptability
adaptable
adaptableness
adaptably
adaptation

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