WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : Cas`ca*ril"la
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Sp., small thin bark, Peruvian bark, dim. of c?scara bark.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark. Cascarilla bark (or Cascarila) (Med.), the bark of Croton Eleutheria. It has an aromatic odor and a warm, spicy, bitter taste, and when burnt emits a musky odor. It is used as a gentle tonic, and sometimes, for the sake of its fragrance, mixed with smoking tobacco, when it is said to occasion vertigo and intoxication.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913