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cassia Definition

cas·sia (kas̸h′ə, kas′ē ə)

noun

    1. the bark of a tree (Cinnamomum cassia) of the laurel family, native to Southeast Asia: used as the source of a coarse variety of cinnamon
    2. this tree
    1. any of a genus (Cassia) of herbs, shrubs, and trees of the caesalpinia family, common in tropical countries: the pods of some of these plants have a mildly laxative pulp: from the leaves of others the cathartic drug senna is prepared
    2. cassia pods
    3. cassia pulp

Etymology: ME < L < Gr kasia, kind of cinnamon < Heb qeṣīʼāh, lit., something scraped off

cassia Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • bark: Your chicken korma recipe looks delicious but there's an ingredient I never heard of " cassia bark " .
  • tree: Saw for the first time on the morning sky's full moon - the hare under the cassia tree.