cascara buckthorn

noun

: a buckthorn (Rhamnus purshiana) of the Pacific coast of the U.S. yielding cascara sagrada

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cascara buckthorn

• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• careworn
• firstborn
• foodborne
• forborne
• forewarn
• forlorn
• forsworn

Medical Definition

cascara buckthorn

noun

: a small tree (Frangula purshiana) of the Pacific coast of the United States yielding cascara sagrada

called also cascara, coffeeberry