cassia
— Noun
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~ any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods
Cassia
— Noun
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~ some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista
cassia
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~ Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon
Cassia alata
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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
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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
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~ evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
Cassia augustifolia
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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