the typical vascular cylinder of a dicotyledonous plant or a gymnosperm, consisting of a ring of collateral bundles of xylem, cambium, and phloem. Origin of eustele.
Tap water is fine in Barbados, go in any restaurant and they will ask if you want water then give a choice of bottled or tap. They wouldn't be doing that if the water was bad. It is one of the few places around the world that I will drink tap water. I certainly don't drink it in the UK.
Walk into almost any rum shop in the Caribbean and you will see a few patrons drinking what looks like water. This liquid is most commonly downed in one gulp, after which he or she promptly drinks from another glass or bottle that does actually contain water or soda.