cascara

[ kas-kair-uh ]
/ kæsˈkɛər ə /

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 of cascara

1875–80, Americanism; < Spanish cáscara bark, perhaps akin to cascar to crack ≪ Vulgar Latin *quassicāre, equivalent to Latin quass(āre) to shatter (see quash) + -icā- formative v. suffix + -re infinitive ending

Words nearby cascara

cascade particle, cascade range, cascade stomach, cascades, cascading style sheet, cascara, cascara sagrada, cascarilla, casco bay, case, case bay

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British Dictionary definitions for cascara

cascara
/ (kæsˈkɑːrə) /

noun

See cascara sagrada
Also called: cascara buckthorn, bearwood a shrub or small tree, Rhamnus purshiana of NW North America, whose bark is a source of cascara sagrada: family Rhamnaceae

Word Origin for cascara

C19: from Spanish: bark, from cascar to break, from Vulgar Latin quassicāre (unattested) to shake violently, shatter, from Latin quassāre to dash to pieces