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, Cascades, cascade stomach, cascading style sheet, cascara, cascara sagrada, cascarilla, Casco Bay, case, casease

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Example sentences from the Web for cascara

"We're having trouble with that last lot of cascara, sir," said he lugubriously.
The Clarion|Samuel Hopkins Adams
Taurocol is a combination of bile salts, extracts of cascara sagrada, phenolphthalein and aromatics.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Take a dose of epsom salts, castor oil, or cascara sagrada, then regulate your diet.
Supreme Personality|Delmer Eugene Croft
Unfortunately, after he had taken them, I discovered they contained nothing more exciting than cascara.
Caught by the Turks|Francis Yeats-Brown

Of the laxative drugs which may be used at such a time, cascara sagrada and senna are among the least harmful.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler

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

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单词	cascara
释义	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, Cascades, cascade stomach, cascading style sheet, cascara, cascara sagrada, cascarilla, Casco Bay, case, casease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cascara "We're having trouble with that last lot of cascara, sir," said he lugubriously. The Clarion\|Samuel Hopkins Adams Taurocol is a combination of bile salts, extracts of cascara sagrada, phenolphthalein and aromatics. The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2\|Various Take a dose of epsom salts, castor oil, or cascara sagrada, then regulate your diet. Supreme Personality\|Delmer Eugene Croft Unfortunately, after he had taken them, I discovered they contained nothing more exciting than cascara. Caught by the Turks\|Francis Yeats-Brown Of the laxative drugs which may be used at such a time, cascara sagrada and senna are among the least harmful. The Mother and Her Child\|William S. Sadler 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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