baobabnoun [ C ]
/ˈbeɪ.əʊ.bæb//-oʊ-/a short tree with a thick trunk (= main stem) that grows in Africa and Australia, and lives for a very long time
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deciduous trees
- acacia
- acer
- alder
- almond
- beech
- birch
- chestnut
- hazel
- hickory
- horse chestnut
- laburnum
- linden
- magnolia
- mimosa
- myrtle
- silver birch
- spotted gum
- stringybark
- sweet chestnut
- sycamore
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Examples from literature
- Six of the eight species of baobab in the world grow on Madagascar.
- The whole point is coral, and the soil is red, and covered over with dense tropical vegetation, in which the baobab is conspicuous.
- They rode at a walk, now, till they came to a very large baobab tree, growing by the path they were following.