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 }]
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n . [
L .
cassia and casia ,
Gr .
kassi `
a and kasi `
a ;
of Semitic origin ;
cf .
Heb .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 }.
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1913 Webster ]
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