| adansonia | <botany> A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. Digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth. Origin: From Adanson, a French botanist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| adansonian classification | The classification of organisms based on giving equal weight to every character of the organism; this principle has its greatest application in numerical taxonomy. Origin: M. Adanson (05 Mar 2000) |
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baobab; cream-of-tartar tree
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The baobabs (Adansonia) are a genus of eight species of trees, native to Madagascar (the centre of diversity, with six species), and Africa and Australia (one species in each). The species reach heights of between 5-25 m (exceptionally 30 m) tall, and up to 7 m (exceptionally 11 m) in trunk diameter. They are noted for storing water inside the swollen trunk. All occur in seasonally arid areas, and are deciduous, shedding their leaves during the dry season. ...
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| adansonia | baobab |
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| adansonia | African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread |
| adansonia | Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd |
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