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cascara

Syllabification: (cas·car·a)
Pronunciation: /kasˈkarə/
(also cascara sagrada /səˈgrädə/)
Definition of cascara

noun

  • 1a purgative made from the dried bark of an American buckthorn.
  • 2 (also cascara buckthorn) the tree from which cascara is obtained, native to the Pacific Northwest.
    • Rhamnus purshiana, family Rhamnaceae

Origin:

late 19th century: from Spanish cáscara (sagrada), literally '(sacred) bark'

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