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单词 Adansonia
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Definition of Adansonia in English:

Adansonia

noun adənˈsəʊnɪə
  • A tree of the genus Adansonia (family Malvaceae) comprising the baobab trees of Africa (particularly Madagascar) and Australia; especially the African species A. digitata of west and central Africa, and the Australian baobab, A. gregorii.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philip Miller (1691–1771), horticulturist and writer. From scientific Latin Adansonia (Linnaeus Species plantarum II. 1190) from the name of Michel Adanson, French naturalist + scientific Latin -ia.

 
 

Definition of Adansonia in US English:

Adansonia

nounadənˈsəʊnɪə
  • A tree of the genus Adansonia (family Malvaceae) comprising the baobab trees of Africa (particularly Madagascar) and Australia; especially the African species A. digitata of west and central Africa, and the Australian baobab, A. gregorii.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philip Miller (1691–1771), horticulturist and writer. From scientific Latin Adansonia (Linnaeus Species plantarum II. 1190) from the name of Michel Adanson, French naturalist + scientific Latin -ia.

 
 
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