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CASCARILLA
cascarilla, Croton eluteria
(noun) West Indian shrub with aromatic bark
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cascarilla (countable and uncountable, plural cascarillas)
A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleutheria).
The aromatic bark of this shrub, formerly used as a gentle tonic or mixed with tobacco for smoking.
Source: Wiktionary
Cas`ca*ril"la, n.Etym: [Sp., small thin bark, Peruvian bark, dim. of cáscara bark.] (Bot.)
Definition: A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark. Cascarilla bark (or Cascarila) (Med.), the bark of Croton Eleutheria. It has an aromatic odor and a warm, spicy, bitter taste, and when burnt emits a musky odor. It is used as a gentle tonic, and sometimes, for the sake of its fragrance, mixed with smoking tobacco, when it is said to occasion vertigo and intoxication.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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