Cassia typically refers to cassia bark, the spice made from the bark of East Asian evergreen trees.
Cassia may also refer to:
Plants
Cinnamon trees
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Cinnamomum cassia (, ròuguì), the cassia or Chinese cinnamon, found in southern China and Indochina
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Other East Asian species of Cinnamomum, such as Cinnamomum burmannii (Indonesian cinnamon) and C. loureiroi, Saigon cinnamon
Osmanthus
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Osmanthus fragrans (, guìhuā), is the osmanthus or sweet olive found in southern China and Indochina
Beans
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Cassia (genus), a genus of trees and shrubs in the bean family Fabaceae.
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Senna (plant), a genus of the bean family Fabaceae including species formerly treated in the genus Cassia, and used in herbal medicine:
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Senna obtusifolia, the Chinese senna or sicklepod
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Senna artemisioides, silver cassia or feathery cassia
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Vachellia farnesiana, another member of Fabaceae
Food
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Cassia gum, a food additive made from the seeds of Senna obtusifolia
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Cassia tea or senna tea, an herbal tea made from the seeds of Senna obtusifolia
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Carao syrup, or molasses, is made from boiling down bean pods of Cassia grandis, (Spanish: carao). It is a nutritious sweetener.
People
Places
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Cássia, a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Cassia County, Idaho
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Cassia Creek, in the Mining regions of Idaho
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Via Cassia, a Roman road
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Bandar Cassia, the 3rd satellite city of Penang, Malaysia
Other uses
See also
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Cassiar (disambiguation)
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Cassio (disambiguation)
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Cassius (disambiguation)
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Cassiane (born 1972), Brazilian gospel singer
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Kassia, Byzantine saint and hymnographer