cascarilla
cas·ca·ril·la
noun \ˌkas-kə-ˈri-lə, -ˈrē-ə\Definition of CASCARILLA
: the aromatic bark of a West Indian shrub (Croton eluteria) of the spurge family used especially for making incense and as a tonic; also : this shrub
Origin of CASCARILLA
Spanish, diminutive of cáscara
First Known Use: 1686
Rhymes with CASCARILLA
barathea, bougainvillea, camarilla, Caesarea, Cytherea, diarrhea, dulcinea, Eritrea, fantasia, Galatea, gonorrhea, hamartia, Hialeah, Idumaea, Ituraea, Kampuchea, latakia, Latakia, logorrhea, mythopoeia, Nicosia, panacea, Parousia, pizzeria, pyorrhea, ratafia, Santeria, seborrhea, sinfonia, Tanzania, trattoria
cas·ca·ril·la
noun \ˌkas-kə-ˈril-ə, -ˈrē-ə\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CASCARILLA
1
: the aromatic bark of a West Indian shrub (Croton eluteria) used for making incense and as a tonic—called also cascarilla bark
2
: the shrub that yields cascarilla bark
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