cascara

cascara Definition

☆ cas·cara (kas ker′ə)

noun

a small tree (Rhamnus purshiana) of the buckthorn family, growing on the Pacific coast of the U.S. and furnishing cascara sagrada
cascara sagrada

Etymology: Sp cáscara, bark; prob. < casca, husk, shell < cascar: see cask

cascara Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

sagrada: Just like Alder Buckthorn Bark, cascara sagrada has to be stored for a year before it can be used.

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