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barbasco::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jacquinia keyensis, joewood |
| Type of | bush, shrub |
Examples of barbasco
barbasco
The solution was to plant barbasco gardens.
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With both groups of fish in a single tank, they then introduced the barbasco root to determine how both groups would react.
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Then Dr. George Rosenkranz, at that time a Syntex research chemist, found that the Mexican yam, or barbasco root, yielded much larger amounts of diosgenin.
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As part of the annual ritual, they release into the cave's waters a distinctive, leaf-bound paste made of lime and the ground-up root of the barbasco plant, a natural fish toxin.
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In the case of the Zoques, it may mean a few limitations on barbasco usage for their ritual, such as releasing the toxin only 50-to-60 meters into the cave rather than 100 meters.
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- West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
