cascarilla Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun West Indian shrub with aromatic bark
    Croton eluteria.

WordNet

Cas`ca*ril"la noun
Etymology
Sp., small thin bark, Peruvian bark, dim. of cáscara bark.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark.

Webster 1913