BARBASCO

barbasco, joewood, Jacquinia keyensis

(noun) West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

barbasco (countable and uncountable, plural barbascos)

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.

An evergreen (Jacquinia barbasco, now Jacquinia arborea)

One of several inedible wild Mexican yams (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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Coffee Trivia

Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.

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