Main Entry: bao·bab

Pronunciation: \ˈbau̇-ˌbab, ˈbā-ə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin bahobab

Date: 1640

: 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