cassia

[ kash-uh, kas-ee-uh ]

noun
  1. Also called cassia bark; Chi·nese cin·na·mon [chahy-neez sin-uh-muhn, -nees] /ˈtʃaɪ niz ˈsɪn ə mən, -nis/ . a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.

  2. any of numerous plants, trees, and shrubs belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, several species of which yield medicinal products.

  1. Also called cassia pods . the pods of Cassia fistulosa, a tree widely cultivated as an ornamental.

  2. Also called cassia pulp . the pulp of these pods, used medicinally and as a flavoring.

Origin of cassia

1
before 1000; Middle English cas(s)ia,Old English <Latin <Greek kas(s)ía<Semitic; compare Hebrew qəṣīʿāh

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How to use cassia in a sentence

  • To this is added cinnamon, cloves, cassia, and a liberal dash of cayenne pepper.

    Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for cassia

cassia

/ (ˈkæsɪə) /


noun
  1. any plant of the mainly tropical leguminous genus Cassia, esp C. fistula, whose pods yield cassia pulp, a mild laxative: See also senna

  2. a lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum cassia, of tropical Asia

  1. cassia bark the cinnamon-like bark of this tree, used as a spice

Origin of cassia

1
Old English, from Latin casia, from Greek kasia, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew qesī `āh cassia

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