baobab
bao·bab
noun \ˈbau̇-ˌbab, ˈbā-ə-\Definition of BAOBAB
: a broad-trunked tropical tree (Adansonia digitata) of the silk-cotton family that is native to Africa and has an edible acidic fruit resembling a gourd and bark used in making paper, cloth, and rope; also : any of several related trees chiefly of Madagascar and Australia
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First Known Use: 1640
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