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Meaning of barbasco | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An evergreen (Jacquinia barbasco, now Jacquinia arborea)
    countable, uncountable
  3. One of several inedible wild Mexican yams (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized.
    countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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