cassia

  1. Noun.  (countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus ''Cassia'', used medicinally as senna.
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) A spice (similar to cinnamon) made from the bark of the Chinese cinnamon, ''Cinnamomum aromaticum''.

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