Definition of Adansonia gregorii

1. Noun. Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd.

Exact synonyms: Cream-of-tartar Tree, Sour Gourd
Terms within: Sour Gourd
Group relationships: Adansonia, Genus Adansonia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adansonia Gregorii

Adamical
Adamite
Adamites
Adamnan
Adamorobe Sign Language
Adamos
Adams
Adams-Stokes disease
Adams-Stokes syncope
Adamson
Adana
Adang
Adangbe
Adangme
Adansonia digitata
Adansonia gregorii (current term)
Adapa
Adapid
Adapid group
Adapin
Adar
Adar Sheni
Adcock
Addams
Addax nasomaculatus
Adderall
Addey
Addie
Addington

Literary usage of Adansonia gregorii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... call the tree ' the little gooseberry-tree.'" Gordon Lily, n. See under Lily. Gouty-stem, «. the Australian Baobab-tree (qv), Adansonia gregorii, F. v. ..."

2. Forest Culture and Eucalyptus Trees by Ellwood Cooper (1876)
"By far the most remarkable form in the vegetation of northwest Australia is the Gouty - stem - tree (Adansonia gregorii) ; but it is restricted to a limited ..."

3. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"Among the more striking forms may be mentioned the baobab or " gouty-stem " tree (Adansonia gregorii), the only other existing species of which (A. ..."

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