[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

barbados \barba"dos\ or barbadoes \barba"does\, n.
   a west indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a
   cherry, etc.
   1913 webster

   barbados cherry bot., a genus of trees of the west indies
      malpighia with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a
      cherry.

   barbados leg med., 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
barbados cherry malpighia barbados leg barbados nuts jatropha curcas physic nut 

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