Found 2 items, similar to cascara.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cascara cascara n : dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative [syn: cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark]
English → English (gcide) Definition: cascara 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] 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]