'Cascara' definitions:

Definition of 'cascara'

(from WordNet)
noun
Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative [syn: cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark]

Definition of 'cascara'

From: GCIDE
  • cascara \cascara\ n. the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative; -- called also cascara sagrada.
  • Syn: chittam bark, chittem bark. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'cascara'

From: GCIDE
  • Cascara sagrada \Cas"ca*ra sa*gra"da\ (k[.a]s"k[.a]*r[.a] s[.a]*gr[aum]"d[.a]). [Sp.] Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn ({Rhamnus Purshianus}), used as a mild cathartic or laxative; -- called also cascara. [1913 Webster]

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