sour gourd
noun
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.
Origin of sour gourd
First recorded in 1630–40
Words nearby sour gourd
soupçon,
sour,
sour cherry,
sour cream,
sour dock,
sour gourd,
sour grapes,
sour gum,
sour mash,
sour on,
sour orange
British Dictionary definitions for sour gourd
sour gourd
noun
a large bombacaceous tree, Adansonia gregorii, of N Australia, having gourdlike fruit
the acid-tasting fruit of this tree, which has a woody rind and large seeds
the fruit of the baobab tree