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title: baobab — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «baobab» in the school dictionary: A baobab is a huge tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a very fat trunk and short branches that look like roots. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# baobab

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**Who acts:** baobab, short branches, Baobab trunks, Elephants, Little Prince, Baobab fruit · **What happens:** be, look, plant down, store, peel, pull up · **To what, where:** huge tree, baobab, water, bark, baobab trees, baobab sprouts

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«baobab» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [baobab in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/baobab.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A baobab is a huge tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a very fat trunk and short branches that look like roots.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baobab:m1:1
# text = A baobab is a huge tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a very fat trunk and short branches that look like roots.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baobab	baobab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	Madagascar	Madagascar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
23	like	like	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a baobab | a huge tree |  |  |  | of Africa and Madagascar and Australia; with a fat trunk and short branches | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | short branches |  |  |  |  | like roots | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baobab looked like it was planted upside down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baobab:x1:1
# text = The baobab looked like it was planted upside down.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baobab	baobab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
8	upside	upside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the baobab |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plant down** | past · passive |  | baobab |  |  |  | down *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme upside=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Baobab trunks store water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baobab:x2:1
# text = Baobab trunks store water.
1	Baobab	baobab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	trunks	trunk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	store	store	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | Baobab trunks | water |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Elephants peel bark from baobab trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baobab:x3:1
# text = Elephants peel bark from baobab trees.
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	peel	peel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	baobab	baobab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peel** | present | Elephants | bark |  | baobab trees |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bark=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Little Prince pulled up baobab sprouts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baobab:x4:1
# text = The Little Prince pulled up baobab sprouts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	baobab	baobab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sprouts	sprout	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull up** | past | the Little Prince | baobab sprouts |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sprout=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Baobab fruit is full of vitamin C.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baobab:x5:1
# text = Baobab fruit is full of vitamin C.
1	Baobab	baobab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	vitamin	vitamin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	C.	c.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Baobab fruit |  |  |  |  | of vitamin C.; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Some hollow baobabs have been used as shelters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baobab:x6:1
# text = Some hollow baobabs have been used as shelters.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	baobabs	baobab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	shelters	shelter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · perfect · passive |  | some hollow baobabs |  |  |  | as shelters | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as shelter=Attribute |

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