cassia Definition
cas·sia (kas̸h′ə, kas′ē ə)
noun
- 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
- this tree
- 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
- cassia pods
- cassia pulp
Etymology: ME < L < Gr kasia, kind of cinnamon < Heb qeṣīʼāh, lit., something scraped off
cassia Usage Examples
Modifies a noun

