n. [ L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi`a and kasi`a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qetsīāh, fr. qātsa' 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 ]

☞ 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 ]

n. [ NL. cassicus helmeted, fr. L. cassis a belmet. ] (Zool.) An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Cassis helmet. ] (Bot.) Helmet-shaped; -- applied to a corolla having a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. LL. cassidonium, F. cassidoine. See Chalcedony. ] (Bot.) (a) The French lavender (Lavandula Stœchas). (b) The goldilocks (Chrysocoma Linosyris) and perhaps other plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a type of tropical American thorny shrub or small tree (Acacia farnesiana); it bears fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery.
Syn. -- huisache, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia, scented wattle, flame tree, Acacia farnesiana. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. casimir, prob. of the same origin as E. cashmere. Cf. Kerseymere. ] A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments. [ Written also kerseymere. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Sp. casinete, G. cassinet. ] A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Math.) See under Oval. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. casino a small house, a gaming house. See casino. ] A game at cards, played by two or more persons, usually for twenty-one points. [ 1913 Webster ]

Great cassino, the ten of diamonds. --
Little cassino, the two of spades.

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n. [ NL. cassine, from the language of the Florida Indians. ] The fruit of the Viburnum obovatum, a shrub which grows from Virginia to Florida. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cassiopeia's Chair, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; tin. ] (Min.) Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See Black tin, under Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From the name of the discoverer, A. Cassius, a German physician of the 17th centry. ] A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color. Commonly called Purple of Cassius. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Circassia, in Asia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Circassia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Her.) A young wild boar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Variant spelling of moccasin.
Syn. -- moccasin, moccasins. [ WordNet 1.5 ]