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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative..
"That's as bitter as a dose of cascara."
Use cascara when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cascara means A North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative..
Common synonyms include cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"That's as bitter as a dose of cascara."
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