First Known Use: 1686
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cascarilla
noun cas·ca·ril·la \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
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Origin of CASCARILLA
Spanish, diminutive of cáscara
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
Medical Dictionary
cascarilla
noun cas·ca·ril·la \ˌkas-kə-ˈril-ə, -ˈrē-ə\
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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