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barbasco

[ bahr-bas-koh, -bah-skoh ]
/ bɑrˈbæs koʊ, -ˈbɑ skoʊ /
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noun, plural bar·bas·cos.

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.
any similar plant yielding a substance that stuns or kills fish.
the fish-stunning or fish-killing substance obtained from these plants.

Nearby words

  1. barbary coast,
  2. barbary coast wars,
  3. barbary fig,
  4. barbary sheep,
  5. barbary states,
  6. barbastelle,
  7. barbate,
  8. barbe,
  9. barbecue,
  10. barbecue sauce

Origin of barbasco

1855–60; < American Spanish, said to be alteration of verbasco mullein < Latin verbascum
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