monkey-bread tree

Definitions of monkey-bread tree
  1. noun
    a tree having a very thick trunk and a gourd-like fruit with an edible pulp; native to sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula
    synonyms: Adansonia digitata, baobab
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    type of:
    angiospermous tree, flowering tree
    any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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