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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cas·ca·ril·la /ˌkæskəˈrɪlə, ˈriə/
 苦香皮屬

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 cas·ca·ril·la /ˌkæskəˈrɪlə, ˈrɪə/ 名詞
 加斯加利拉樹[皮],苦香樹皮,卡藜

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cas·ca·ril·la n.  Bot. A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark.
 Cascarilla bark (or Cascarilla) 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 cascarilla
      n : West Indian shrub with aromatic bark [syn: Croton eluteria]