baobab
/ˈbeɪəbæb/noun
1- a short tree with a very thick trunk and large edible fruit, living to a great age猴面包树。
1.1
- Genus Adansonia, family Bombacaceae: several species, in particular the African A. digitata and the Australian A. gregorii.猴面包树属, 木棉科：数种, 尤指非洲的猴面包树和澳洲的猴面包树。
词源
mid 17th cent.: probably from an African language; first recorded in Latin (1592)， in a treatise on the plants of Egypt by Prosper Alpinus， Italian botanist.