barbados | (n) a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area |
barbados | (n) easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela |
barbados cherry | (n) tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries, Syn. Malpighia glabra, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry |
barbados dollar | (n) the basic unit of money in Barbados |
barbados gooseberry | (n) West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits, Syn. Barbados-gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata |
barbados gooseberry | (n) small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies, Syn. blade apple |
pride of barbados | (n) tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana, Syn. Poinciana pulcherrima, flamboyant tree, paradise flower, Caesalpinia pulcherrima |
acerola | (n) acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C, Syn. surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, barbados cherry |
bridgetown | (n) capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados, Syn. capital of Barbados |
coralwood | (n) East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental, Syn. Barbados pride, peacock flower fence, coral-wood, Adenanthera pavonina, red sandalwood |
farley maidenhair | (n) named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered, Syn. Adiantum tenerum farleyense, Farley maidenhair fern, glory fern, Barbados maidenhair |