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cascarilla

cascarilla noun: a euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleuteria).

Noun

cascarilla (countable and uncountable, plural cascarillas)

  1. A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleuteria).
  2. The aromatic bark of this shrub, formerly used as a gentle tonic or mixed with tobacco for smoking.

Forms of cascarilla

pluralcascarillas

Origin of cascarilla

From Spanish cascarilla.

Words formed from cascarilla

Words that rhyme with cascarilla

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Questions about cascarilla

What does cascarilla mean?
Cascarilla means a euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleuteria).
What part of speech is cascarilla?
Cascarilla is a noun.
What is the plural of cascarilla?
The plural of cascarilla is cascarillas.

Words near cascarilla in the dictionary

  1. Cascar
  2. cascara
  3. cascara amarga
  4. cascara sagrada
  5. cascaras
  6. cascarilla
  7. cascarillas
  8. cascarillin
  9. cascaron
  10. cascarons
  11. cascaroside

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