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sour gourd

noun

  1. the acid fruit of any of several African or Australian trees belonging to the genus Adansonia, of the bombax family, as the baobab, A. digitata.

sour gourd

noun

  1. a large bombacaceous tree, Adansonia gregorii, of N Australia, having gourdlike fruit
  2. the acid-tasting fruit of this tree, which has a woody rind and large seeds
  3. the fruit of the baobab tree

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sour gourd1

First recorded in 1630–40

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