barbados : Idioms & Phrases
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Barbados cherry
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noun tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
acerola; West Indian cherry; Malpighia glabra; Surinam cherry.
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noun acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
acerola; West Indian cherry; surinam cherry.
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(Bot.) , a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia ) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry.
Webster 1913
barbados dollar
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noun the basic unit of money in Barbados
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barbados gooseberry
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noun West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
Pereskia aculeata; Barbados gooseberry.
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noun small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies
blade apple.
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Barbados leg
(Med.) , a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. Barbados nuts, the seeds of theJatropha curcas , a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. SeePhysic nut .
Webster 1913
barbados maidenhair
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noun named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
Farley maidenhair fern; Adiantum tenerum farleyense; glory fern; Farley maidenhair.
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barbados pride
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noun East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
coralwood; Adenanthera pavonina; red sandalwood; coral-wood; peacock flower fence.
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barbados-gooseberry vine
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noun West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
Pereskia aculeata; Barbados gooseberry.
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capital of barbados
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noun capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
Bridgetown.
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pride of barbados
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noun tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
paradise flower; Poinciana pulcherrima; flamboyant tree; Caesalpinia pulcherrima.