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bearwood

American  
[bair-wood] / ˈbɛərˌwʊd /

noun

  1. a buckthorn, Rhamnus purshiana, the bark of which yields the drug cascara sagrada.

bearwood British  
/ ˈbɛəˌwʊd /

noun

  1. another name for cascara

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Etymology

Origin of bearwood

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; bear 2 + wood 1

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