cascara
/kæˈskɑːrə/(亦作cascara sagrada /səˈgrɑːdə/)
noun
1
- mass noun a purgative made from the dried bark of an American buckthorn鼠李皮。
2
- the tree from which this bark is obtained, native to western North America药鼠李。
2.1
- Rhamnus purshiana, family Rhamnaceae.拉丁名Rhamnus purshiana,鼠李科。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Spanish cáscara （sagrada）, literally '(sacred) bark'.