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cassia
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As a noun, cassia means the spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.
Meanings of cassia
7 meaningsnoun
The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.
Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia.
Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia.
Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna.
mistranslation from chineseThe sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans).
Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpodsplant
Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamonplant
Similar: cassia-bark tree, Cinnamomum cassia
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).