baobab

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈbaː.oː.bɑp/

noun
Definitions
  • baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bahobab derived from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (father of many seeds, fruit of many seeds).

Origin

Arabic

أَبُو حِبَاب

Gloss

father of many seeds, fruit of many seeds

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