- ba|o|bab
- ba|o|bab «BAY oh bab, BAH-», noun.a tall tropical tree of Africa, India, and Australia, with a very thick trunk and an edible, oblong, gourdlike, woolly fruit (monkey bread). The strong fibers of its bark are used especially for making rope, paper, and cloth. The baobab tree belongs to the bombax family.╂[< New Latin bahobab, perhaps < an African language]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.