Main Entry: cas·sia

Pronunciation: \ˈka-shə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, from Greek kassia, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew qĕṣīʽāh 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