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cascarilla

[ kas-kuh-ril-uh ]

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.


cascarilla

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cascarilla1

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

Origin of cascarilla1

C17: from Spanish, diminutive of cáscara bark; see cascara
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Example Sentences

The Peruvians call the bark cascarilla, and they point out the distinctions of a great number of species and varieties.

Many persons very much object to the aroma of benzoin, while they greatly admire the fumes of cascarilla.

Cascarilla bark is good to smoke, to prevent the effects of malaria, and in sick rooms to correct bad effluvia.

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

Tobacco and cascarilla bark also flourish; and cotton is indigenous and was woven into cloth by the aborigines.

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