n.
Pronunciation: ' ka-sh ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, from Greek kassia, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew q ĕ ș ī ' ā h cassia
Date: before 12th century
1 : a dried coarse cinnamon bark (as from Cinnamomum cassia )
2 : any of a genus ( Cassia ) of leguminous herbs, shrubs, and trees of warm regions