Crossword clues for barbasco
The Collaborative International Dictionary
barbasco \barbasco\ n. a West Indian shrub or small tree ( Jacquinia keyensis) having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
Syn: joewood.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A plant ((taxlink Lonchocarpus urucu species noshow=1), now (taxlink Deguelia rufescens var. urucu variety noshow=1)) native to parts of northern South America used as a poison for fishing and an insecticide. 2 An evergreen ((taxlink Jacquinia barbasco species noshow=1), now (taxlink Jacquinia arborea species noshow=1)) 3 One of several inedible wild Mexican yams ((taxlink Dioscorea mexicana species noshow=1) and (taxlink Dioscorea composita species noshow=1)) from which progesterone can be synthesized.
WordNet
n. West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood [syn: joewood, Jacquinia keyensis]
Wikipedia
Barbasco is the name of several plants that contain poisonous chemical compounds that have been used for fishing by indigenous populations of the Americas:
- A plant ( Lonchocarpus urucu) - used by Shuar and Nukak peoples as a poison for fishing.
- An evergreen ( Jacquinia barbasco)
- One of several inedible wild Mexican yam ( Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized.
Usage examples of "barbasco".
From a wiry old woman with mud-brown skin, he mastered the botanical secrets of the land, learning how to make curare from strychnos vines, malarial prophylaxes from cinchona bark, barbasco insect repellent, and a topical painkiller from waxy red genipa berries.
Indios crushed a plant called barbasco and threw it into rivers and lakes.
In any case, we must reply: No, Sire, we know nothing of the properties the Aztec ascribes to the root called barbasco.