cascara sagrada

cascara sa·gra·da

 (sə-grä′də)

n.

The dried bark of the cascara buckthorn, having laxative properties. Its use in laxatives was banned in the United States in 2002.

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[American Spanish cáscara sagrada : Spanish cáscara, bark; see cascara buckthorn + Spanish sagrada, sacred.]

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cascara sagrada

(səˈɡrɑːdə)

n

(Pharmacology) the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn, used as a stimulant and laxative. Often shortened to: cascara

[Spanish, literally: sacred bark]

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cascar′a sa•gra′da

(səˈgreɪ də, -ˈgrɑ-)
n.

1. cascara.

2. the bark of the cascara, used as a laxative.

[1880–85; < Sp: literally, sacred bark]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cascara sagrada - dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative cascara, chittam bark, chittem bark bearberry, bearwood, cascara buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus - shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

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Translations

cas·car·a sa·gra·da

n. cáscara sagrada, corteza de la planta Rhamnus purshiana, comúnmente usada como medicamento en casos de estreñimiento crónico.

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cascara sagrada

n (bot) cáscara sagrada

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