cassia

American  

[kash-uh, kas-ee-uh] / ˈkæʃ ə, ˈkæs i ə /

noun

1. Also called cassia bark;.  Also called Chinese cinnamon.  a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.

2. any of numerous plants, trees, and shrubs belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, several species of which yield medicinal products.

3. Also called cassia pods.  the pods of Cassia fistulosa, a tree widely cultivated as an ornamental.

4. Also called cassia pulp.  the pulp of these pods, used medicinally and as a flavoring.

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cassia British  

/ ˈkæsɪə /

noun

1. any plant of the mainly tropical leguminous genus Cassia, esp C. fistula, whose pods yield cassia pulp , a mild laxative See also senna

2. a lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum cassia, of tropical Asia

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

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Etymology

Origin of cassia

before 1000; Middle English cas ( s ) ia, Old English < Latin < Greek kas ( s ) ía < Semitic; compare Hebrew qəṣīʿāh