cascara

cas·car·a  (k-skr)

n.

A buckthorn (Rhamnus purshiana) native to northwest North America, the bark of which is the source of cascara sagrada.

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[Spanish cáscara, bark, from cascar, to break off, from Vulgar Latin *quassicre, from Latin quassre, frequentative of quatere, to shake; see kwt- in Indo-European roots.]

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cascara [kæsˈkɑːrə]

n

1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) See cascara sagrada

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called cascara buckthorn bearwood a shrub or small tree, Rhamnus purshiana of NW North America, whose bark is a source of cascara sagrada: family Rhamnaceae

[from Spanish: bark, from cascar to break, from Vulgar Latin quassicāre (unattested) to shake violently, shatter, from Latin quassāre to dash to pieces]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cascara - dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative cascara sagrada, 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

Translations

cascara [kæsˈkɑːrə] N (Pharm) → cáscara f sagrada