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Definitions for Cassia

[1] Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. 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.
[3] Also called cassia pods . the pods of Cassia fistulosa, a tree widely cultivated as an ornamental.
[4] Also called cassia pulp . the pulp of these pods, used medicinally and as a flavoring.
[5] any plant of the mainly tropical leguminous genus Cassia, esp C. fistula, whose pods yield cassia pulp , a mild laxative See also senna
[6] a lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum cassia, of tropical Asia
[7] cassia bark the cinnamon-like bark of this tree, used as a spice

Words nearby Cassia

cassena, casserole, cassette, cassette deck, cassette memory, cassia, cassia-bark tree, cassie, cassimere, cassin, cassina

Origin of Cassia

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

Word origin for Cassia

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