baobab

«baobab» in Mova's school dictionary: a huge tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a baobab, baobabs)

meaning for a pupil

A baobab is a huge tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a very fat trunk and short branches that look like roots. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, baobabs store water in their trunks for dry seasons and can live for over a thousand years. They are sometimes called «upside-down trees». In «The Little Prince», baobabs are dangerous plants that must be pulled out early. In Australia the boab is a relative.

examples

• The baobab looked like it was planted upside down. tree →
• Baobab trunks store water. tree →
• Elephants peel bark from baobab trees. tree →
• The Little Prince pulled up baobab sprouts. tree →
• Baobab fruit is full of vitamin C. tree →
• Some hollow baobabs have been used as shelters. tree →

note

Pronounced «BAY-oh-bab». Countable.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «baobab» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.