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Meaning of CASCARA SAGRADA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
 
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 Synonyms: cascara, chittam bark, chittem bark
 
 See Also: bark, bearberry, bearwood, cascara buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cas"ca*ra sa*gra"da\ [Sp.]
Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn ({Rhamnus
Purshianus}), used as a mild cathartic or laxative.
 
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