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Cascarilla

Casˊca-ril′la

,
Noun.
[Sp., small thin bark, Peruvian bark, dim. of
cáscara
bark.]
(Bot.)
A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (
Croton Eleutheria
); also, its aromatic bark.
Cascarilla bark
(or
Cascarilla
)
(Med.)
,
the bark of
Croton Eleutheria
. It has an aromatic odor and a warm, spicy, bitter taste, and when burnt emits a musky odor. It is used as a gentle tonic, and sometimes, for the sake of its fragrance, mixed with smoking tobacco, when it is said to occasion vertigo and intoxication.

Definition 2024

cascarilla

cascarilla

English

Noun

cascarilla ‎(plural cascarillas)

  1. A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleutheria).
  2. The aromatic bark of this shrub, formerly used as a gentle tonic or mixed with tobacco for smoking.

Etymology

Spanish, small thin bark, Peruvian bark.

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