"cascara sagrada" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kaˌskɑː.ɹə səˈɡɹɑː.də/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kæˌskɛɹ.ə səˈɡɹɑ.də/ [General-American]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cáscara sagrada (“sacred bark”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|cáscara sagrada||sacred bark}} Spanish cáscara sagrada (“sacred bark”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=cascara sagrada}} cascara sagrada (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A purgative made from the dried bark of an American buckthorn. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-cascara_sagrada-en-noun-qT-S1~If Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  2. The tree from which cascara is obtained (Rhamnus purshiana), native to western North America. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants Related terms: cascara
    Sense id: en-cascara_sagrada-en-noun-MTqvo-4L Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 13 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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