cascara

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cascara

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Borrowed from Spanish cáscara (“bark" or "husk”).

noun cascaras

A North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative.
A laxative drug or preparation based on this plant. "That's as bitter as a dose of cascara."
Dried coffee cherry fruit used in teas and other drinks.

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"cascara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cascara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"cascara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cascara.

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@misc{cascara_2026,
  title = {cascara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cascara},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}