[kash-uh, kas-ee-uh] 
| 1. | Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree. |
| 2. | any of numerous plants, trees, and shrubs belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, several species of which yield medicinal products. |
| 3. | Also called cassia pods. the pods of Cassia fistulosa, a tree widely cultivated as an ornamental. |
| 4. | Also called cassia pulp. the pulp of these pods, used medicinally and as a flavoring. |
