Definition of Casia
Cas"sia (kăsh"&adot;), n.
[L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi`a and
kasi`a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb.
qetsīāh, fr. qātsa' to cut off,
to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of
leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most
of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species
furnish the senna used in medicine.
2. The bark of several species of
Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon.
It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinnamon,
from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and
the amount of outer bark attached.
&fist; The medicinal "cassia" (Cassia pulp) is the
laxative pulp of the pods of a leguminous tree (Cassia
fistula or Pudding-pipe tree), native in the East
Indies but naturalized in various tropical countries.
Cassia bark, the bark of
Cinnamomum cassia, etc. The coarser kinds are
called Cassia lignea, and are often used to adulterate
true cinnamon. -- Cassia buds, the
dried flower buds of several species of cinnamon (Cinnamomum
cassia, atc..). -- Cassia oil, oil
extracted from cassia bark and cassia buds; -- called also oil
of cinnamon.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A spice made from the bark of Cinnamomum aromaticum.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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