- 1. n. Alt. of Barbadoes Source: opted
- 2. 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. Source: webster
- 3. n. a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area n. easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela Source: ecdict
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