What is the meaning of cassia?

noun

  • Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods.
  • Some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista.
  • Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon.
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