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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sour gourd¹

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

The tulip-tree and the sour gourd recall the vegetation of equatorial Africa, which many of the natural products here very closely resemble.

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