cassia-bark tree

cassia-bark tree
/kash"euh bahrk', kas"ee euh-/
a lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum cassia, of eastern Asia.

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  • cassia-bark tree — noun Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon • Syn: ↑cassia, ↑Cinnamomum cassia • Hypernyms: ↑laurel • Member Holonyms: ↑Cinnamomum, ↑genus Cinnamomum …   Useful english dictionary

  • cassia bark — noun aromatic bark of the cassia bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark • Syn: ↑Chinese cinnamon • Hypernyms: ↑bark • Part Holonyms: ↑cassia, ↑cassia bark tree, ↑Cinnamomum cassia * …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cassia — /kash euh, kas ee euh/, n. 1. Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia bark tree. 2. any of numerous plants, trees, and shrubs belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, several species of …   Universalium

  • Cassia — Cas sia (k[a^]sh [.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi a and kasi a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[=i][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cassia — Cas sia (k[a^]sh [.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi a and kasi a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[=i][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cassia buds — Cassia Cas sia (k[a^]sh [.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi a and kasi a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[=i][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cassia fistula — Cassia Cas sia (k[a^]sh [.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi a and kasi a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[=i][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cassia lignea — Cassia Cas sia (k[a^]sh [.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi a and kasi a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[=i][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cassia oil — Cassia Cas sia (k[a^]sh [.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi a and kasi a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[=i][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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