cassia

cas·sia  (ksh)

n.

1. Any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical trees, shrubs, or herbs of the genus Cassia in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves, usually yellow flowers, and long, flat or cylindrical pods.

2.

a. A tropical Asian evergreen tree (Cinnamomum cassia) having aromatic bark used as a substitute for cinnamon.

b. The bark of this tree.

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[Middle English, from Latin, a kind of plant, from Greek kasi, kassi, probably of Phoenician origin; akin to Hebrew qyâ, probably ultimately of Chinese origin.]

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cassia

Noun

1. a tropical plant whose pods yield a mild laxative

2. cassia bark a cinnamon-like spice obtained from the bark of a tropical Asian tree [Greek kasia]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cassia - any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods genus Cassia, Cassia - some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista canafistola, canafistula, Cassia fistula, drumstick tree, golden shower tree, pudding pipe tree, purging cassia - deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia Cassia grandis, pink shower, pink shower tree, horse cassia - tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental Cassia javonica, rainbow shower - deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream-colored to orange and red Cassia marginata, Cassia roxburghii, horse cassia - East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	Cassia - some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista genus Cassia rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae - alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae cassia - any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods
	3.	cassia - Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon cassia-bark tree, Cinnamomum cassia laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family Cinnamomum, genus Cinnamomum - Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon - aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark