cascara sagrada

[suh-grey-duh, -grah-, -grad-uh]

noun

1. cascara.

2. the bark of the cascara, used as a cathartic or laxative.

cascara sagrada

/ səˈɡrɑːdə /

noun

1. Often shortened to: cascara. the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn, used as a stimulant and laxative

Word History and Origins

Origin of cascara sagrada¹

1880–85; < Spanish: literally, sacred bark

Word History and Origins

Origin of cascara sagrada¹

Spanish, literally: sacred bark