\Bar*ba"dos\ or Barbadoes \Bar*ba"does\, n.
A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a
cherry, etc.
{Barbados cherry} (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies
   ({Malpighia}) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a
   cherry.
{Barbados leg} (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to
   hot climates.
{Barbados nuts}, the seeds of the {Jatropha curcas}, a plant
   growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and
   their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See
   {Physic nut}.