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Definition of Bearwood
1. Noun. Shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada.
Exact synonyms: Bearberry, Cascara Buckthorn, Chittamwood, Chittimwood, Rhamnus Purshianus
Generic synonyms: Buckthorn
Terms within: Cascara, Cascara Sagrada, Chittam Bark, Chittem Bark
Generic synonyms: Buckthorn
Terms within: Cascara, Cascara Sagrada, Chittam Bark, Chittem Bark
Definition of Bearwood
1. a small tree of the buckthorn family [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bearwood
Literary usage of Bearwood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Woman's Memories of World-known Men by Houstoun (Matilda Charlotte) (1883)
"Reminiscences of John Wilson Croker —of Mr. Walter of bearwood, and of Sir William
Webb Follett. IT was in early girlhood that I was so fortunate as to ..."