| 单词 | cassia |
| 释义 | cassia[ kash-uh, kas-ee-uh ] / ˈkæʃ ə, ˈkæs i ə / nounAlso called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree. any of numerous plants, trees, and shrubs belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, several species of which yield medicinal products. Also called cassia pods . the pods of Cassia fistulosa, a tree widely cultivated as an ornamental. Also called cassia pulp . the pulp of these pods, used medicinally and as a flavoring. Origin of cassiabefore 1000; Middle English cas(s)ia,Old English <Latin <Greek kas(s)ía<Semitic; compare Hebrew qəṣīʿāh Words nearby cassiacassena, casserole, cassette, cassette deck, cassette memory, cassia, cassia-bark tree, cassie, cassimere, Cassin, cassina Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cassiaBritish Dictionary definitions for cassiacassia / (ˈkæsɪə) / nounany plant of the mainly tropical leguminous genus Cassia, esp C. fistula, whose pods yield cassia pulp, a mild laxativeSee also senna a lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum cassia, of tropical Asia cassia bark the cinnamon-like bark of this tree, used as a spice Word Origin for cassiaOld English, from Latin casia, from Greek kasia, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew qesī `āh cassia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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