Cascara buckthorn \Cas"ca*ra buck"thorn`\ (Bot.)
The buckthorn ({Rhamnus Purshiana}) of the Pacific coast of
the United States, which yields cascara sagrada.
cascara buckthorn
n : shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States;
yields cascara sagrada [syn: {bearberry}, {bearwood}, {chittamwood},
{chittimwood}, {Rhamnus purshianus}]