(n)West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits, Syn.Barbados-gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata
{ or } n. A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]