1. any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical trees, shrubs, or herbs of the genus cassia in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves, usually yellow flowers, and long, flat or cylindrical pods.
2. A tropical asian evergreen tree (Cinnamomum cassia) having aromatic bark used as a substitute for cinnamon.
3. the bark of this tree.

1. any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus cassia, used medicinally as senna.
2. A spice (similar to cinnamon) made from the bark of the chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum aromaticum.

1. 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.
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.

1. see cassia.
2. A very large genus of leguminous herbs, shrubs, and trees, mostly of tropical or warm regions.
3. [lowercase] the cinnamon cassia, wild cassia, or cassia-bark. see cassia-lignea.

1. chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than ceylon cinnamon
2. some genus cassia species often classified as members of the genus senna or genus Chamaecrista
3. any of various trees or shrubs of the genus cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods