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cascara
cascara (kæsˈkɑːrə) n1. (Pharmacology) See cascara sagrada2. (Plants) Also called: cascara buckthorn or bearwood a shrub or small tree, Rhamnus purshiana of NW North America, whose bark is a source of cascara sagrada: family Rhamnaceae[C19: from Spanish: bark, from cascar to break, from Vulgar Latin quassicāre (unattested) to shake violently, shatter, from Latin quassāre to dash to pieces]cas•car•a (kæsˈkɛər ə)
n., pl. -car•as. a buckthorn, Rhamnus purshiana, of the northwestern U.S., yielding cascara sagrada. [1875–80, Amer.; < Sp cáscara bark] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cascara - dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxativecascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem barkbearberry, bearwood, cascara buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus - shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagradabark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants |
Translationscascara
cascara a shrub or small tree, Rhamnus purshiana of NW North America, whose bark is a source of cascara sagrada: family Rhamnaceae cascara
cascara [kas-kar´ah] (Sp.) bark.cascara sagra´da dried bark of the shrub Rhamnus purshiana, used as a cathartic.cas·car·a sa·gra·dathe dried bark of Rhamnus purshiana (family Rhamnaceae); used as a laxative. Synonym(s): cascaracascara
Synonyms for cascaranoun dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxativeSynonyms- cascara sagrada
- chittam bark
- chittem bark
Related Words- bearberry
- bearwood
- cascara buckthorn
- chittamwood
- chittimwood
- Rhamnus purshianus
- bark
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