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Definition of Adansonia gregorii
1. Noun. Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd.
Terms within: Sour Gourd
Group relationships: Adansonia, Genus Adansonia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adansonia Gregorii
Literary usage of Adansonia gregorii
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... call the tree ' the little gooseberry-tree.'" Gordon Lily, n. See under Lily.
Gouty-stem, «. the Australian Baobab-tree (qv), Adansonia gregorii, F. v. ..."
2. Forest Culture and Eucalyptus Trees by Ellwood Cooper (1876)
"By far the most remarkable form in the vegetation of northwest Australia is the
Gouty - stem - tree (Adansonia gregorii) ; but it is restricted to a limited ..."
3. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"Among the more striking forms may be mentioned the baobab or " gouty-stem "
tree (Adansonia gregorii), the only other existing species of which (A. ..."
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