barbasco

n. [植] 多花薯蓣 n. 巴巴斯可(作为杀鱼用的毒素)

词形变化

barbascos 复数 barbascos

别名

babasco

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

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  2. 2.

    An evergreen (Jacquinia barbasco, now Jacquinia arborea)

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  3. 3.

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

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

joewood

上位词 2

bush shrub

词源

From American Spanish barbasco, perhaps alteration of Spanish verbasco, varbasco (“mullein”), from Latin verbascum.

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