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cassia 音标拼音: [k'æʃiə] n. 桂皮[植物名] 桂皮[植物名] cassia n 1: any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods 2: some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista [ synonym: { genus Cassia}, { Cassia}] 3: Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon [ synonym: { cassia}, { cassia- bark tree}, { Cinnamomum cassia}] Cassia \ Cas" sia\ ( k[ a^] sh"[. a]), n. [ L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi` a and kasi` a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[ imac][= 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 which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] Note: 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. [ 1913 Webster] { 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}. [ 1913 Webster]
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