Barbasco
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Barbasco is a noun meaning An evergreen (Jacquinia barbasco, now Jacquinia arborea).
Meaning
An evergreen (Jacquinia barbasco, now Jacquinia arborea).
More Meanings
- One of several inedible wild Mexican yams (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized.
- A plant (Lonchocarpus urucu, now Deguelia rufescens var. urucu) native to parts of northern South America used as a poison for fishing and an insecticide.
Word Forms
- barbascos
Synonyms for barbasco
Depending on context, synonyms include joewood.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include joewood, babasco, jaboticaba, curari, bacupari, sapucainha.
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