'Cassia oil' definitions:

Definition of 'Cassia oil'

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  • Cassia \Cas"sia\ (k[a^]sh"[.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi`a and kasi`a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[imac][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa' to cut off, to peel off.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The bark of several species of Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer bark attached. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The medicinal "cassia" (Cassia pulp) is the laxative pulp of the pods of a leguminous tree (Cassia fistula or Pudding-pipe tree), native in the East Indies but naturalized in various tropical countries. [1913 Webster]
  • Cassia bark, the bark of Cinnamomum cassia, etc. The coarser kinds are called Cassia lignea, and are often used to adulterate true cinnamon.
  • Cassia buds, the dried flower buds of several species of cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia, atc..).
  • Cassia oil, oil extracted from cassia bark and cassia buds; -- called also oil of cinnamon. [1913 Webster]