barbados : Idioms & Phrases


Barbados cherry

  • noun tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
    acerola; West Indian cherry; Malpighia glabra; Surinam cherry.
  • 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

  • noun the basic unit of money in Barbados
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barbados gooseberry

  • 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.
  • 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 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.
Webster 1913

barbados maidenhair

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • noun capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
    Bridgetown.
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pride of barbados

  • 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.
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