barbasco

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Noun barbasco has 1 sense

barbasco, joewood, Jacquinia keyensis - West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
--₁ is a kind of shrub, bush
--₁ is a member of Jacquinia, genus Jacquinia

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Barbasco

Noun:

A tropical plant of the genus Lonchocarpus or Lysiloma, especially L. ferox, native to Mexico and Central America, having a tuberous root that contains rotenone and is used as a fish poison and insecticide.

Example: The indigenous people used barbasco as a natural fish poison to catch their food.

The tuberous root of this plant.

Example: The barbasco root is crushed and processed to extract the chemical rotenone.

Adjective:

Pertaining to or derived from barbasco.

Example: The scientist conducted experiments to test the efficacy of a barbasco-based insecticide.

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