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Among the recipients of the Order of the Baobab was the
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Baobab, which is often called Adansonia after him; of the habits of the grasshoppers, which form the chief food of certain wild tribes; of the white ants, and the dwellings they construct; and of a certain kind of oyster, which attach themselves to trees at the mouth of the
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Jules Verne 1866
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The Order of the Baobab, which is awarded for distinguished service which is above and beyond the ordinary call of duty as well as exceptional and distinguished contributions in business and the economy, science, medicine and technological innovation and community service.
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Publish "Baobab," a networking publication for those working in arid lands.
7: Water resources 1996
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If Sambi's "Baobab" movement wins a majority it will likely see parliament approve a move by Sambi to extend by a year his current mandate, due to expire next year.
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At a glance you may be confused the above tree with a massive trunk with a 'Baobab' tree
New Urban Legends 2008
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She knows she has left her heart in the African plain, beneath a knot of Baobab trees: still beating as she wills it to.
Clovertown Peter Kispert 2011
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Carved from Senegal's national symbol, the Baobab Tree, these drums are manufactured by the Laube or wood workers caste of the Wolof and played by the N'Geuewel -- what we've come to know in the west as Griots.
Sasha Brookner: Sabar: African Hip-Hop Sasha Brookner 2012
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Carved from Senegal's national symbol, the Baobab Tree, these drums are manufactured by the Laube or wood workers caste of the Wolof and played by the N'Geuewel -- what we've come to know in the west as Griots.
Sasha Brookner: Sabar: African Hip-Hop Sasha Brookner 2012
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Baobab trees are indeed amazing … When you stand in front of one, you realize we abuse the word “awesome” waaaay too much.
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