cassia

[kash-uh, kas-ee-uh]

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noun

Also called cassia bark;.��Also called 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.

cassia

/ ˈ��æ��ɪə /

noun

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
the cinnamon-like bark of this tree, used as a spice

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cassia¹

before 1000; Middle English cas ( s ) ia, Old English < Latin < Greek kas ( s ) í�� < Semitic; compare Hebrew ��əṣīʿāh

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cassia¹

Old English, from Latin casia, from Greek kasia, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew qesī `āh cassia

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Cinnamon is made from the bark of two trees: Cinnamomum verum for cinnamon sticks and Cinnamomum cassia for ground cinnamon.

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She boiled cassia pods to make a thin, unsatisfying soup, and roasted spongy, tasteless water-lily bulbs.

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Kent Augustine, who is picking up a loaf on his way to work, says the use of local cassia and tamarind wood gives it a unique flavour.

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Rumi also offers a selection of blends featuring these spices, such as baharat, a Middle Eastern spice blend that includes the company’s black cumin along with black pepper, cassia, nutmeg, paprika, coriander, cardamom and clove.

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Coumarin is a compound that is naturally found in cassia cinnamon bark.

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cassette memory cassia-bark tree

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