Cassia Definition
kăshə
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.
Webster's New World
This tree.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
The bark of this tree, often ground and used as a spice. It is the chief source of cinnamon in the United States.
American Heritage Medicine
Cassia pods.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- genus Cassia
- Cinnamomum cassia
- cassia-bark tree
Other Word Forms of Cassia
Noun
Singular:
cassia
Plural:
cassi, cassiasOrigin of Cassia
Middle English from Latin casia, cassia aromatic tree of the genus Cinnamomum from Greek kasiā, kassiā probably of Phoenician origin Hebrew qəṭīyâ tree of the genus Cinnamomum yielding a spice inferior to cinnamon probably ultimately of Chinese origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin cassia ("cinnamon")
From Wiktionary
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Latin cassia (“cinnamon”)
From Wiktionary
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