cascarilla

American  

[kas-kuh-ril-uh] / ˌkæs kəˈrɪl ə /

noun

1. Also called cascarilla bark.  the bitter, aromatic bark of a West Indian shrub, Croton eluteria, of the spurge family, used as a tonic.

2. the shrub itself.

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cascarilla British  

/ ˌkæskəˈrɪlə /

noun

1. a West Indian euphorbiaceous shrub, Croton eluteria, whose bitter aromatic bark is used as a tonic

2. the bark of this shrub

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Etymology

Origin of cascarilla

1870–75; < Spanish, equivalent to cascar ( a ) bark ( see cascara) + -illa < Latin -illa diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

The copper pot-distilled liquid comes in two varieties: Spice 94 is made using oak, cascarilla bark, green cardamom, allspice berries, lemon peel and grapefruit peel.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2017

The chief aromatic barks comprise the cinnamon, cassia lignea, cascarilla, and canella alba.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

Much better than plain water he considers water to which some light bitter has been added, such as cascarilla.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

This cascarilla is formed by the trituration of egg-shells; and the oval faces whitened with it resemble a larger egg, with features drawn on it in black and red.

From A Trip to Cuba by Howe, Julia Ward

This cascarilla is formed by the trituration of eggshells; and the oval faces whitened with it resemble a larger egg, with features drawn on it in black and red.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 by Various