From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Barbados \Bar*ba"dos\ or Barbadoes \Bar*ba"does\, noun 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}. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Barbados
noun
1: a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
2: easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela
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