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cassia

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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.

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.

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Im loving the ingredients that are in Pantene, and it smells so good, and thats important to me. It has cassia and aloe vera. The cassia flower is really good for strengthening hair strands and the aloe is wonderful for moisturizing. Sanaa Lathan

According to Pliny, a Roman pound (convert) of cassia, cinnamon, or serichatum cost up to 300 denarii, the wage of ten months' labour. Source: Internet

According to the Cassia County Sheriff's Office, Kacey Fisher, was arrested in Twin Falls for the Feb. 10 robbery of the D.L. Evans Bank in Burley, he is currently being held in the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center. Source: Internet

Ceylon cinnamon sticks (quills) have many thin layers and can easily be made into powder using a coffee or spice grinder, whereas cassia sticks are much harder. Source: Internet

Intermountain has set up donation bins at 27 Utah hospitals and clinics, from Logan to St. George (as well as Cassia Regional Hospital in Burley, Idaho). Source: Internet

The Roman poet Martial (VI, 55) made fun of Romans who drip unguents, smell of cassia and cinnamon taken from a bird's nest, and look down on a man who does not smell at all. Source: Internet

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