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cascarilla

noun
cas路​ca路​ril路​la | \ 藢ka-sk蓹-藞ri-l蓹 How to pronounce cascarilla (audio) , -藞r膿-蓹 How to pronounce cascarilla (audio) \

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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 Instead, Seedlip Garden is a spirit of peas, hay, spearmint, rosemary, and thyme, while Seedlip Spice is comprised of allspice, cardamom, oak, lemon, grapefruit, and cascarilla. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, "Finally: What to Drink When You're Not Drinking," 1 June 2018

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First Known Use of cascarilla

1686, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cascarilla

Spanish, diminutive of c谩scara

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cascarilla

noun
cas路​ca路​ril路​la | \ 藢kas-k蓹-藞ril-蓹 How to pronounce cascarilla (audio) , -藞r膿-蓹 How to pronounce cascarilla (audio) \

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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