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cascara buckthorn

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cas⋅car⋅a

[kas-kair-uh]
–noun
a buckthorn, Rhamnus purshiana, of the Pacific coast of the U.S., having finely toothed leaves and flowers in umbels and yielding cascara sagrada.
Also called cascara buckthorn, bearberry, chittamwood.


Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; < Sp cáscara bark, perh. akin to cascar to crack ≪ VL *quassicāre, equiv. to L quass(āre) to shatter (see quash ) + -icā- formative v. suffix + -re inf. ending
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Main Entry: cas·cara
Pronunciation: kas-'kar-&, -'kär-; 'kas-k&-r&
Function: noun
1 : CASCARA BUCKTHORN
2 : CASCARASAGRADA

Main Entry: cascara buckthorn
Function: noun
: a buckthorn of the genus Rhamnus (R. purshiana) of the Pacific coast of the U.S. yielding cascara sagradacalled also cascara, coffeeberry
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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