CASCARA

cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark

(noun) dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cascara (plural cascaras)

A North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative.

Dried coffee cherry fruit used in teas and other drinks.

Anagrams

• Caracas

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