cascara

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noun

A North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative.

Similar
cascara sagradachittam barkchittem bark
OriginSpanish cáscara →
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Meanings

nouncascara (plural cascaras)

plural cascaras

  1. A North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative.
  2. A laxative drug or preparation based on this plant.

    "That's as bitter as a dose of cascara."

    1972, John O'Grady, It's Your Shout, Mate, Ure Smith, page 60
  3. Dried coffee cherry fruit used in teas and other drinks.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative

Similar
cascara sagradachittam barkchittem bark
Broader
bark
Also see
cascara sagrada

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishcáscara
  2. Spanishcáscara
  3. Englishcascara

Borrowed from Spanish cáscara (“bark" or "husk”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Caracas
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APA

cascara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascara

MLA

“cascara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascara. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cascara,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascara.

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