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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