cascara sagrada
Meanings
noun
- A purgative made from the dried bark of an American buckthorn.
- The tree from which cascara is obtained (Rhamnus purshiana), native to western North America.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cáscara sagrada (“sacred bark”).
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