cassia
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cassia
- /ˈkæsiə/
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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.
noun cassias · cassiæ
- The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.
- Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia. 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: […]
- Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia.
- Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna.
- The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans).
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Talk about this word "cassia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cassia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cassia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cassia "cassia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cassia.Cite this
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title = {cassia},
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