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.
Tourists consume more tap water than they realise. The scheme tap water is actually safe to drink. When tested the various readings were on a par with the scheme water in Western Australia. However many hotels operate from bore water. This is not safe to drink.