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devil bead

The seeds and plant of the climbing legume Abrus precatorius. It is primarily known for its brightly coloured seeds which are used in jewelry, art and

oil bird

A nocturnal, fruit eating bird that navigates by echolocation (like bats). They are mainly reddish-brown with white spots on the nape and wings. Lower

cumfa

A ritual ceremony involving dance and drumming to summon spirits which then possess the participants.

johncrow bead

The seeds and plant of the climbing legume Abrus precatorius. It is primarily known for its brightly coloured seeds which are used in jewelry, art and

wax apple

A light coloured cultivar of the Malay apple

penny piece

This is the fruit of a medium to evergreen tree, endemic of the Antilles with a wide canopy of big, oval leaves. Its wood is hard, firm, strong and ve

dai dai

A short, squat forest spirit that protects treasures of gold.

old higue

A ghost or spirit that lives as an old woman by day, but turns into a blood sucking monster by night. According to some legends, she is able to to tak

jumbee dance

A ritual ceremony involving dance and drumming to summon spirits which then possess the participants.

flour tea

A hot beverage made by browning flour in a pot then adding sugar and water.

jumbee bead

The seeds and plant of the climbing legume Abrus precatorius. It is primarily known for its brightly coloured seeds which are used in jewelry, art and

english thrasher

The northern mockingbird is a species of mockingbird found in the Caribbean, North and Central America.

grounds

To get too close to. To make close, unwanted physical contact.

half hot

Tipsy

flum fum

A vegetable stew consisting of yams, potatoes and green beans.

montserrat oriole

The Montserrat Oriole is a medium sized black and yellow "New World Oriole" that is native to the island of Montserrat and is that territory's nationa

peewah

Fruit of the Bactris gasipaes which is a species of palm native to the tropical forests of South and Central America. The fruit is a drupe with edible

chinee tambran

Fruit of the Vangueria madagascariensis tree which is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family native to the African continent having edib

barbadine

The Giant Granadilla, it is the largest of the passionfruits, plants of the genus Passiflora. It is a perennial native of Tropical America, having smo

pois doux

Inga edulis (eng. ice-cream-bean) is a fruit native to South America. The pods contain black seeds which are embedded in a thick white juicy pulp that