cassia
— Noun
– English
~ Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon
Cassia alata
— Noun
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~ tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
Cassia acutifolia
— Noun
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~ erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
Cassia auriculata
— Noun
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~ evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
Cassia augustifolia
— Noun
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~ erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
cassia bark
— Noun
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~ aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark
cassie
— Noun
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~ tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
cassino
— Noun
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~ a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
cassiope
— Noun
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~ low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers
cassiopeia
— Noun
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~ (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
Cassiopeia
— Noun
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~ a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris
cassirer
— Noun
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~ German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945)
cassiri
— Noun
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~ a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice
Cassite
— Noun
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~ an ancient language spoken by the Kassites
Cassite
— Noun
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~ a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC
cassiterite
— Noun
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~ a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin
Cassius
— Noun
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~ prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)
cassock
— Noun
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~ a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
cassocked
— Adjective
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~ dressed in a cassock; "cassocked monks"
cassowary
— Noun
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~ large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest