Cascaras

/kæˈskɑːrəz/ noun

Definition

Plural of cascara, referring to multiple cascara plants or containers/portions of cascara bark.

Etymology

Spanish plural of cascara.

Kelly Says

In the early 1900s, cascara was so popular that people would strip bark from wild trees commercially—some naturalists worried the trees would be overharvested, creating one of the first plant conservation concerns!

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