Barbados
Bar·ba·dos
Barbados
n.
- A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc.
Phrases & Compounds
- Barbados cherry
- a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry.
- Barbados leg
- a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates.
- Barbados nuts
- the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut.