Rhamnus purshianus (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
Synonyms:
bearberry; bearwood; cascara buckthorn; chittamwood; chittimwood; Rhamnus purshianus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rhamnus purshianus" is a kind of...):
buckthorn (a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments)
Meronyms (parts of "Rhamnus purshianus"):
cascara; cascara sagrada; chittam bark; chittem bark (dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative)