Meaning
A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
African baobabcream of tartar treemonkey breadsour gourdtabalditebeldiupside-down tree
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 37 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-07ABDFLOR
- 2026-09-06BADEGNO
- 2026-07-29BADORTU
- 2026-05-20ABODCKR
- 2026-03-29BANICLO
- 2026-03-03ABCEKLO
- 2026-02-16ABCKMOR
- 2026-02-01BANIGLO
- 2026-01-14OPALCBE
- 2025-11-24OAWRIBN
- 2025-09-13BACNOTI
- 2025-07-19ABLDCIO
+25 earlier appearances in the archive.