Cassia definition

Cassia

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WordNet

(1) Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon

(2) Some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista

(3) Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods

WiktionaryText

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

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cassia (plural: cassiae)