CASCARA


Meaning of CASCARA in English

[ kas'kα:rə ]

(also ~ sagrada sə'grα:də )

■ noun

1》 a purgative made from the dried bark of a North American buckthorn.

2》 the tree from which ~ is obtained. [ Rhamnus purshiana .]

Origin

C19: from Sp. cáscara (sagrada) '(sacred) bark'.

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