cascarilla

cas·ca·ril·la

C0137600 (kăs′kə-rĭl′ə, käs′kə-rē′ə)n.1. A tropical shrub or tree (Croton eluteria) native to the West Indies and northern South America, having a bark that yields an aromatic spicy oil used as a flavoring and fragrance.2. The bark of this plant.

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[Spanish, diminutive of cáscara, bark; see cascara buckthorn.]

cascarilla

(ˌkæskəˈrɪlə) n1. (Plants) a West Indian euphorbiaceous shrub, Croton eluteria, whose bitter aromatic bark is used as a tonic2. (Pharmacology) the bark of this shrub[C17: from Spanish, diminutive of cáscara bark; see cascara]

cas•ca•ril•la

(ˌkæs kəˈrɪl ə)

n., pl. -las. 1. Also called cascaril′la bark`. the bitter, aromatic bark of a West Indian shrub, Croton eluteria, of the spurge family, used as a tonic. 2. the shrub itself. [1870–75; < Sp, =cascar(a) bark + -illa diminutive suffix (< Latin)]

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cascarilla - West Indian shrub with aromatic barkCroton eluteriagenus Croton - tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oilCroton tiglium, croton - tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oilcascarilla bark, eleuthera bark, sweetwood bark - aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense