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What is a cassia?

What is a cassia? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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).
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It is considered to be subtle and more aromatic in flavour than cassia and it loses much of its flavour during cooking.
He concludes that the most important distinguishing factor between canella, cassia, and true cinnamon is their oil content.
The chief aromatic barks comprise the cinnamon, cassia lignea, cascarilla, and canella alba.
It is embalmed and kept sweet by the myrrh and cassia of many tears.
After this they fill the cavity with myrrh, cassia and other spices and the body is placed in natron for 70 days.
Told he can return to earth once he has cut down a cassia tree, Wu Kang remains to this day on the moon, chopping a tree that magically restores itself.

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