About The Word Cascarilla
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Cascarilla
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What's The Definition Of Cascarilla?
[n] West Indian shrub with aromatic bark
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cascarilla: Croton eluteria Related Terms | Find terms related to Cascarilla: See Also | cascarilla bark | croton | Croton tiglium | eleuthra bark | genus Croton | sweetwood bark Cascarilla In Webster's Dictionary \Cas`ca*ril"la\, n.[Sp., small thin bark, Peruvian
bark, dim. of c['a]scara bark.] (Bot.)
A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub ({Croton Eleutheria});
also, its aromatic bark.
{Cascarilla bark} (or {Cascarilla}) (Med.), the bark of
{Croton Eleutheria}. It has an aromatic odor and a warm,
spicy, bitter taste, and when burnt emits a musky odor. It
is used as a gentle tonic, and sometimes, for the sake of
its fragrance, mixed with smoking tobacco, when it is said
to occasion vertigo and intoxication.
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