| 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. | Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd [syn: cream-of-tartar tree] |
| 2. | African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp |
| 3. | acid-tasting Australian gourd-like fruit with a woody rind and large seeds |