baobab

bao·bab

noun \ˈbau̇-ˌbab, ˈbā-ə-ˌbab\

Definition of BAOBAB

: a broad-trunked Old World tropical tree (Adansonia digitata) of the silk-cotton family (Bombacaceae) with an edible acid fruit resembling a gourd, leaves and bark formerly used medicinally, and bark that is used in making paper, cloth, and rope