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cube (2)

cube [ ky bay, k báy ] (plural cubes) or cubé [ ky bay, k báy ] (plural cubés)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. poisonous root extract: a root extract containing rotenone. Use: insecticides, fish poison.

2. tropical American plant: a leguminous woody plant. Use: source of rotenone. Native to: tropical America.  Genus Lonchocarpus.

[Early 20th century. < American Spanish]
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