baobab tree

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baobab
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.əʊ.bæb/us
/ˈbeɪ.oʊ.bæb/
a tree with a thick trunk (= main stem) that grows in Africa and Australia, and lives for a very ...
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tree
noun[C]
uk
/triː/us
/triː/
a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its ...
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The elephant and thebaobabtreerepresent nature and the backbone of the country.
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Thebaobabtree, for instance, relies almost exclusively on fruit bats to pollinate its flowers.
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Not far from the living quarters of the pumping station personnel is abaobabtreeof more than ordinary interest.
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Baobab trees can live to be thousands of years old.
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The prominent baobab trees found in the area function as local landmarks.
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In the rest of the country, the savanna is covered with thorny scrubs and dotted with huge baobab trees.
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A notable feature of both islets is their significant number of baobab trees.
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The elephants have also stripped the park of many of its baobab trees.
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Baobab trees, fever trees, knobthorns, marula and mopane trees are predominant species in this wooded savannah.
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Characteristic baobab trees are ubiquitous amongst the rock koppies.
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There are 300 bird species and very large baobab trees.
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These giant baobab trees are an 800 year-old legacy of the dense tropical forests that once thrived here.
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Timber provides poor communities with fuel and building material only the unsuitable baobab trees are spared.
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Several large baobab trees dot the area.
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Its numbers are declining due to habitat loss from logging and farming, pesticide use, and the decline of baobab trees which these bats depend on for roost sites.
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Over the years, as the country's population grew, the forests were steadily cut down, leaving only the baobab trees, which the locals preserved for religious reasons.
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Occasionally, one see baobab trees.
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