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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cas•sia (kash′ə, kas′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Also called cas′sia bark′, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- Plant Biologyany of numerous plants, trees, and shrubs belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, several species of which yield medicinal products.
- Plant BiologyAlso called cas′sia pods′. the pods of Cassia fistulosa, a tree widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- Also called cas′sia pulp′. the pulp of these pods, used medicinally and as a flavoring.
- Semitic; compare Hebrew qəṣī‘āh
- Greek kas(s)ía
- Latin
- Middle English cas(s)ia, Old English bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cassia /ˈkæsɪə/ n - any plant of the mainly tropical leguminous genus Cassia, esp C. fistula, whose pods yield cassia pulp, a mild laxative
See also senna - a lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum cassia, of tropical Asia
- cassia bark ⇒ the cinnamon-like bark of this tree, used as a spice
Etymology: Old English, from Latin casia, from Greek kasia, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew qesī `āh cassia |