noun
cassia
A tree or shrub related to senna.
The flowering cassia spreads its branches over the garden path.
Etymology
Greek kasia named an aromatic plant or spice. Botanical naming later applied the inherited name to a different group, including trees and shrubs related to senna; the shared name does not imply identical plants.
More examples
- Yellow blossoms cover the cassia.
- The nursery sells young cassias for warm climates.
- The gardener studies the cassia's seedpods.
Forms
cassia · cassias
Similar words
- senna
- A closely related plant group, with some overlapping historical naming.
- shrub
- A broad growth form rather than a specific plant group.