Found 2 items, similar to Rhamnus Purshianus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Rhamnus purshianus Rhamnus purshianus n : shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada [syn: cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood, chittamwood, chittimwood]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rhamnus Purshianus Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos a kind of prickly shrub; cf. L. rhamnos.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California Rhamnus Purshianus and the European Rhamnus catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges. [1913 Webster] 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]