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cascara(-tree)

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  • cascara — n. type of thorny tree or shrub; bark of the cascara tree or shrub (used as a laxative) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cascara — ☆ cascara [kas ker′ə ] n. [Sp cáscara, bark; prob. < casca, husk, shell < cascar: see CASK] 1. a small tree (Rhamnus purshiana) of the buckthorn family, growing on the Pacific coast of the U.S. and furnishing cascara sagrada 2. CASCARA… …   English World dictionary

  • cascara amarga — cascara amar·ga ə mär gə n the dried bark of a tropical American tree (Picramnia antidesma) formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and skin diseases called also Honduras bark * * * [Sp. “bitter bark”] the bark of Sweetia panamensis Benth …   Medical dictionary

  • cascara buckthorn — noun shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada • Syn: ↑bearberry, ↑bearwood, ↑chittamwood, ↑chittimwood, ↑Rhamnus purshianus • Hypernyms: ↑buckthorn …   Useful english dictionary

  • cascara sagrada — chittamwood chittamwood n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cascara amarga — əˈmärgə noun Etymology: American Spanish cáscara amarga, literally, bitter bark : the dried bark of a tropical American tree (Picramnia antidesma) formerly used in treatment of syphilis and skin diseases called also Honduras bark * * * cascara… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cascara sagrada — /seuh gray deuh, grah , grad euh/ 1. cascara. 2. the bark of the cascara, used as a cathartic or laxative. [1880 85; < Sp: lit., sacred bark] * * * ▪ plant       (Spanish: “sacred bark”), the dried bark of the buckthorn Rhamnus purshiana (order… …   Universalium

  • cascara — [kas kα:rə] (also cascara sagrada sə grα:də) noun 1》 a purgative made from the dried bark of a North American buckthorn. 2》 the tree from which cascara is obtained. [Rhamnus purshiana.] Origin C19: from Sp. cáscara (sagrada) (sacred) bark …   English new terms dictionary

  • American smoke tree — chittamwood chittamwood n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coffee tree — noun any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans • Syn: ↑coffee • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑Arabian coffee, ↑Coffea arabica, ↑Liberian coffee, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • John Davidson (botanist) — Infobox Scientist name = John Davidson caption = birth date = 1878 birth place = Aberdeen, Scotland death date = 1970 death place = Vancouver, Canada nationality = field = Botanist work institution = University of British Columbia alma mater =… …   Wikipedia

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