From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative [syn: {cascara sagrada}, {chittam bark}, {chittem bark}]
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