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cassia

cas·sia

UK/ˈkæsiə/ US/ˈkæʃiʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

2.

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • Batavia cassia
  • Chinese cassia
  • Indonesian cassia
  • purging cassia
  • Vietnamese cassia

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