Adansonia :: Adansonia (n.) A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth..
Cispadane :: Cispadane (a.) On the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome; that is, on the south side..
Contradance :: Contradance (n.) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines..
Ladanum :: Ladanum (n.) A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation..
Suradanni :: Sura (n.) One of the sections or chapters of the Koran, which are one hundred and fourteen in number..
Transpadane :: Transpadane (a.) Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to cispadane..
Vadantes :: Vadantes (n. pl.) An extensive artificial group of birds including the wading, swimming, and cursorial birds..