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noun, plural bar·bas·cos.
1.
a shrub or small tree, Jacquinia barbasco, of tropical America, the source of a substance used to stun fish so they can be caught easily.
2.
any similar plant yielding a substance that stuns or kills fish.
3.
the fish-stunning or fish-killing substance obtained from these plants.
Origin:
1855–60; < American Spanish, said to be alteration of verbasco mullein < Latin verbascum
1855–60; < American Spanish, said to be alteration of verbasco mullein < Latin verbascum
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Barbasco
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| barbasco | |
noun | |
| West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood |
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