cassia

See also Cassia

English

A cassia flower

Etymology

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Noun

cassia (countable and uncountable; plural cassias or cassiæ)

  1. (countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia, used medicinally as senna.
  2. (uncountable) A spice (similar to cinnamon) made from the bark of the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum aromaticum.

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