Cascarilla

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cascarilla \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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cascarilla
       n : West Indian shrub with aromatic bark [syn: {Croton eluteria}]