Cassia
/ˈkæsiə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon. uncountable
- 2 Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon wordnet
- 3 Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia. countable
"The Daughters of the Flood have ſearch'd the Mead / For Violets pale, and cropt the Poppy's Head: / The Short Narciſſus and fair Daffodil, / Pancies to pleaſe the Sight, and Caſſia ſvveet to ſmell: […]"
- 4 any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods wordnet
- 5 Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia. countable
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- 6 Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna. countable
- 7 The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans). countable
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More examples"The Daughters of the Flood have ſearch'd the Mead / For Violets pale, and cropt the Poppy's Head: / The Short Narciſſus and fair Daffodil, / Pancies to pleaſe the Sight, and Caſſia ſvveet to ſmell: […]"
Etymology
From Latin cassia (“cinnamon”), from Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia), from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā), from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā), from קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia.