cassia

From Latin cassia (“cinnamon”), from Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia), from Hebrew קְצִיעָה‎ (qəṣīʿā), from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא‎ (qəṣīʿătā), from קְצַע‎ (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia.

cassia (countable and uncountable, plural cassias or cassiæ)

1. (uncountable) The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.
2. (countable) Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia.
3. (countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia.
4. (countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna.
5. (countable, mistranslation from Chinese) The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans).

Cassia is typically marketed in American English as “cinnamon” but is typically distinguished from Sri Lankan cinnamon in Europe. The oil content of the bark of the Saigon cinnamon is actually superior to that of true cinnamon, but Chinese cassia and Indonesian cinnamon have somewhat less.

Sweet osmanthus and cassia were both formerly 桂 in Chinese and the character is often translated as "cassia", owing to its greater importance in modern international trade; however, it is generally the sweet-smelling osmanthus that is meant.

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• Taylor, William R. (1955) Exegesis on Psalms. The Interpreter's Bible, volume IV, page 235
• “qṣyˁh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 113–115
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 348–349

• Caïssa, Isaacs

• casia

From Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία. κάσια (kassía, kasía. kásia), from Hebrew קְצִיעָה‎ (qəṣīʿā), from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא‎ (qəṣīʿătā), from קְצַע‎ (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.si.a/

cassia f (genitive cassiae); first declension

1. cassia cinnamon, (Cinnamomum cassia)
2. another aromatic shrub, possibly marjoram

First-declension noun.

• cassia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cassia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Taylor, William R. (1955) Exegesis on Psalms. The Interpreter's Bible, volume IV, page 235
• “qṣyˁh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 113–115
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 348–349