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Cassia has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods

2

some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista

3

Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon

4

The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.

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tree rosid dicot genus laurel
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Rhyming Words
asia hsia tsia ssia kasia mysia ousia dasia zosia ossia misia basia resia opsia kassia bassia idesia clusia amusia alesia
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