cascara sagrada

[ suh-grey-duh, -grah-, -grad-uh ]

noun
  1. the bark of the cascara, used as a cathartic or laxative.

Origin of cascara sagrada

1
1880–85; <Spanish: literally, sacred bark

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cascara sagrada

/ (səˈɡrɑːdə) /


noun
  1. the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn, used as a stimulant and laxative: Often shortened to: cascara

Origin of cascara sagrada

1
Spanish, literally: sacred bark

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