Definitions for: Barbados


[n] easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela
[n] a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area



Webster (1913) Definition: Bar*ba"dos or Barbadoes Bar*ba"does, n.
A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a
cherry, etc.

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.

See Also: Barbadian, Barbados, Bridgetown, capital of Barbados, Caribbean, Caribees, country, island, land, Lesser Antilles, OAS, Organization of American States, state

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